diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 85b82f7adbd2dd96ec7163a6d3bc3c155dc2518e..fd6120a41138491ff47af42a8d33af6a61604e7a 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ static void hci_connect_le_scan_remove(struct hci_conn *conn)
 	hci_dev_hold(conn->hdev);
 	hci_conn_get(conn);
 
+	/* Even though we hold a reference to the hdev, many other
+	 * things might get cleaned up meanwhile, including the hdev's
+	 * own workqueue, so we can't use that for scheduling.
+	 */
 	schedule_work(&conn->le_scan_cleanup);
 }