diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index 24f144b72a96a87ee5f8fdc2016f613f00615344..8394e3615ef6f42c6e8ec2022c3bc5fda7964000 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -1295,7 +1295,12 @@ static void security_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct l2cap_conn *conn = container_of(work, struct l2cap_conn,
 						security_timer.work);
 
-	l2cap_conn_del(conn->hcon, ETIMEDOUT);
+	BT_DBG("conn %p", conn);
+
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(HCI_CONN_LE_SMP_PEND, &conn->hcon->flags)) {
+		smp_chan_destroy(conn);
+		l2cap_conn_del(conn->hcon, ETIMEDOUT);
+	}
 }
 
 static struct l2cap_conn *l2cap_conn_add(struct hci_conn *hcon, u8 status)