diff --git a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
index 5785e8e6400e5dfc2a679cc0c2c4d6a9393334d0..cb4e8d4f7c25b9488f89a1259baa730f4efabaf6 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ struct sock *bt_accept_dequeue(struct sock *parent, struct socket *newsock)
 
 		/* FIXME: Is this check still needed */
 		if (sk->sk_state == BT_CLOSED) {
-			release_sock(sk);
 			bt_accept_unlink(sk);
+			release_sock(sk);
 			continue;
 		}