diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index ddf8432fe8fb9a3fe4fd903573cc3355d1a4732b..3ac89e9ace71556c66804b19e8dde8d397eb308f 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -1562,6 +1562,7 @@ int hci_dev_do_close(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	auto_off = hci_dev_test_and_clear_flag(hdev, HCI_AUTO_OFF);
 
 	if (!auto_off && hdev->dev_type == HCI_PRIMARY &&
+	    !hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_USER_CHANNEL) &&
 	    hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_MGMT))
 		__mgmt_power_off(hdev);