diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index bf2926b2e4a95d3c866713f36b2036c466ab6d91..68d335e193bf86fc03aac5bd84c77d2d54555860 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -4187,14 +4187,14 @@ static void hci_le_conn_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	else
 		addr_type = BDADDR_LE_RANDOM;
 
-	/* Drop the connection if he device is blocked */
-	if (hci_bdaddr_list_lookup(&hdev->blacklist, &conn->dst, addr_type)) {
-		hci_conn_drop(conn);
+	if (ev->status) {
+		hci_le_conn_failed(conn, ev->status);
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (ev->status) {
-		hci_le_conn_failed(conn, ev->status);
+	/* Drop the connection if the device is blocked */
+	if (hci_bdaddr_list_lookup(&hdev->blacklist, &conn->dst, addr_type)) {
+		hci_conn_drop(conn);
 		goto unlock;
 	}