diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 8ff9c4bb43d11c975d4c73483f5e989d97b6e0f8..74971b4bd4570db34b87a26602c25743cb84e4cd 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -4303,6 +4303,7 @@ static int __add_adv_patterns_monitor(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	cmd->user_data = m;
 	pending = hci_add_adv_monitor(hdev, m, &err);
 	if (err) {
 		if (err == -ENOSPC || err == -ENOMEM)
@@ -4330,7 +4331,6 @@ static int __add_adv_patterns_monitor(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 
-	cmd->user_data = m;
 	return 0;
 
 unlock: