diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
index cec4438ede010c9b64d88784c9a60be0227cee64..1166e3f5682d76e86f2f2b4c08260edbe442567f 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ static void hci_uart_init_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		hci_free_dev(hu->hdev);
 		hu->hdev = NULL;
 		hu->proto->close(hu);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	set_bit(HCI_UART_REGISTERED, &hu->flags);