diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index f5c27065ad44c35f745130a97443080b4542ea4b..db735d0d931e62346464df9f775b91d42c44d5dd 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -1173,8 +1173,10 @@ struct hci_conn *hci_connect_le_scan(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *dst,
 	if (!conn)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	if (hci_explicit_conn_params_set(hdev, dst, dst_type) < 0)
+	if (hci_explicit_conn_params_set(hdev, dst, dst_type) < 0) {
+		hci_conn_del(conn);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+	}
 
 	conn->state = BT_CONNECT;
 	set_bit(HCI_CONN_SCANNING, &conn->flags);