diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ath.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ath.c
index d568fbd94d6c84cc0045be68204f46b995e76cdb..20235925344dd224327a12ededac2589906be334 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ath.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ath.c
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ static int ath_open(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 	BT_DBG("hu %p", hu);
 
+	if (!hci_uart_has_flow_control(hu))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	ath = kzalloc(sizeof(*ath), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ath)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcm.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcm.c
index 800132369134973122122a07e4de434f87462d3d..aa6b7ed9fdf12552c3bdbe4fe95e24ae4589bf4f 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcm.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcm.c
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ static int bcm_open(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 	bt_dev_dbg(hu->hdev, "hu %p", hu);
 
+	if (!hci_uart_has_flow_control(hu))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	bcm = kzalloc(sizeof(*bcm), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bcm)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_intel.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_intel.c
index 46ace321bf60ebb1a1cfa3446838765cb025d812..e9228520e4c7af163b9ddeefedd200a01d4ca46c 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_intel.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_intel.c
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ static int intel_open(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 	BT_DBG("hu %p", hu);
 
+	if (!hci_uart_has_flow_control(hu))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	intel = kzalloc(sizeof(*intel), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!intel)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
index c915daf01a89d22475f615717a7ea51b92bc2aad..efeb8137ec67fdaac80c6c14660df7acb3e508b2 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
@@ -299,6 +299,19 @@ static int hci_uart_send_frame(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Check the underlying device or tty has flow control support */
+bool hci_uart_has_flow_control(struct hci_uart *hu)
+{
+	/* serdev nodes check if the needed operations are present */
+	if (hu->serdev)
+		return true;
+
+	if (hu->tty->driver->ops->tiocmget && hu->tty->driver->ops->tiocmset)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /* Flow control or un-flow control the device */
 void hci_uart_set_flow_control(struct hci_uart *hu, bool enable)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_mrvl.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_mrvl.c
index ffb00669346f0ee70045043e82af0651e80591ba..23791df081bab0935fed1a91ec3e36f67da9f3e7 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_mrvl.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_mrvl.c
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ static int mrvl_open(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 	BT_DBG("hu %p", hu);
 
+	if (!hci_uart_has_flow_control(hu))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	mrvl = kzalloc(sizeof(*mrvl), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mrvl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
index 77004c29da089f9d3a21423af5f024b19bebfdcd..f96e58de049b3b98ad46420695d7b9db2487e80f 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
@@ -450,6 +450,9 @@ static int qca_open(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 	BT_DBG("hu %p qca_open", hu);
 
+	if (!hci_uart_has_flow_control(hu))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	qca = kzalloc(sizeof(struct qca_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!qca)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h
index 00cab2fd7a1b8302ef164940a784485a9198784d..067a610f1372a4b171a9e0446f76d3eaf52fbfc8 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ int hci_uart_tx_wakeup(struct hci_uart *hu);
 int hci_uart_init_ready(struct hci_uart *hu);
 void hci_uart_init_work(struct work_struct *work);
 void hci_uart_set_baudrate(struct hci_uart *hu, unsigned int speed);
+bool hci_uart_has_flow_control(struct hci_uart *hu);
 void hci_uart_set_flow_control(struct hci_uart *hu, bool enable);
 void hci_uart_set_speeds(struct hci_uart *hu, unsigned int init_speed,
 			 unsigned int oper_speed);