diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
index 78d635f1d15675b43bf97a8dc84f75cd26a4e795..1981a5a73fd2cf3ebc0e02e349e81aeb7a0367ff 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ static void h5_handle_internal_rx(struct hci_uart *hu)
 		h5_link_control(hu, conf_req, 3);
 	} else if (memcmp(data, conf_req, 2) == 0) {
 		h5_link_control(hu, conf_rsp, 2);
-		h5_link_control(hu, conf_req, 3);
+		if (h5->state != H5_ACTIVE)
+		    h5_link_control(hu, conf_req, 3);
 	} else if (memcmp(data, conf_rsp, 2) == 0) {
 		if (H5_HDR_LEN(hdr) > 2)
 			h5->tx_win = (data[2] & 0x07);