diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 3070e772db6bee233841bb9d9c9cbaff9cc28dfe..85bfa2157e6f71b1fbaa21dabec57626e13ef4a4 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -807,6 +807,12 @@ static int set_powered(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
+	if (mgmt_pending_find(MGMT_OP_SET_POWERED, hdev)) {
+		err = cmd_status(sk, hdev->id, MGMT_OP_SET_POWERED,
+				 MGMT_STATUS_BUSY);
+		goto failed;
+	}
+
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(HCI_AUTO_OFF, &hdev->dev_flags)) {
 		cancel_delayed_work(&hdev->power_off);
 
@@ -823,12 +829,6 @@ static int set_powered(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 		goto failed;
 	}
 
-	if (mgmt_pending_find(MGMT_OP_SET_POWERED, hdev)) {
-		err = cmd_status(sk, hdev->id, MGMT_OP_SET_POWERED,
-				 MGMT_STATUS_BUSY);
-		goto failed;
-	}
-
 	cmd = mgmt_pending_add(sk, MGMT_OP_SET_POWERED, hdev, data, len);
 	if (!cmd) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;