diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index e67540216cd43377adeed106c1ce9d1d98eb1297..ca283a0f63eae69e27e5e9659c58548ba048c078 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@ struct hci_conn *hci_connect(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type, bdaddr_t *dst, __u8
 		le = hci_conn_add(hdev, LE_LINK, dst);
 		if (!le)
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		if (le->state == BT_OPEN)
-			hci_le_connect(le);
+
+		hci_le_connect(le);
 
 		hci_conn_hold(le);