diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
index 954213e5daa518fdb792aa2a08dd0ebeed2dea51..1c49964f5e601011fbec5a411ff13dad1de91459 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
@@ -229,15 +229,6 @@ int hci_uart_init_ready(struct hci_uart *hu)
 }
 
 /* ------- Interface to HCI layer ------ */
-/* Initialize device */
-static int hci_uart_open(struct hci_dev *hdev)
-{
-	BT_DBG("%s %p", hdev->name, hdev);
-
-	/* Nothing to do for UART driver */
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* Reset device */
 static int hci_uart_flush(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
@@ -264,6 +255,17 @@ static int hci_uart_flush(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Initialize device */
+static int hci_uart_open(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+{
+	BT_DBG("%s %p", hdev->name, hdev);
+
+	/* Undo clearing this from hci_uart_close() */
+	hdev->flush = hci_uart_flush;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Close device */
 static int hci_uart_close(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_serdev.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_serdev.c
index a0e939856568f1275108e2f7939868a663e496a1..6a713f13f71ccef103373ae8a00e6f1821c32564 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_serdev.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_serdev.c
@@ -101,14 +101,6 @@ static void hci_uart_write_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 /* ------- Interface to HCI layer ------ */
 
-/* Initialize device */
-static int hci_uart_open(struct hci_dev *hdev)
-{
-	BT_DBG("%s %p", hdev->name, hdev);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* Reset device */
 static int hci_uart_flush(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
@@ -129,6 +121,17 @@ static int hci_uart_flush(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Initialize device */
+static int hci_uart_open(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+{
+	BT_DBG("%s %p", hdev->name, hdev);
+
+	/* Undo clearing this from hci_uart_close() */
+	hdev->flush = hci_uart_flush;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Close device */
 static int hci_uart_close(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {