diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
index ed0fade46aed279097f105d3b9c6208eb2b0fe46..d710d8b15012bc9583f3eeeb43af034c527e252d 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
@@ -388,7 +388,10 @@ static void hci_uart_tty_receive(struct tty_struct *tty, const u8 *data, char *f
 
 	spin_lock(&hu->rx_lock);
 	hu->proto->recv(hu, (void *) data, count);
-	hu->hdev->stat.byte_rx += count;
+
+	if (hu->hdev)
+		hu->hdev->stat.byte_rx += count;
+
 	spin_unlock(&hu->rx_lock);
 
 	tty_unthrottle(tty);