diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index efd5c926cc1b0ac421f06720f68d2090ea1a455b..1181db08d9de0303a72d30670521e1c9b27a32b6 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ int hci_conn_del(struct hci_conn *conn)
 
 	skb_queue_purge(&conn->data_q);
 
+	hci_conn_del_sysfs(conn);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -560,8 +562,6 @@ void hci_conn_hash_flush(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 
 		c->state = BT_CLOSED;
 
-		hci_conn_del_sysfs(c);
-
 		hci_proto_disconn_cfm(c, 0x16);
 		hci_conn_del(c);
 	}
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index c396542c2b8219a17b6e7b2ad85c98ffa260b4ce..55534244c3a029b4336aab5ad14c89d9d75ea9b2 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -1019,8 +1019,6 @@ static inline void hci_disconn_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff
 	if (conn) {
 		conn->state = BT_CLOSED;
 
-		hci_conn_del_sysfs(conn);
-
 		hci_proto_disconn_cfm(conn, ev->reason);
 		hci_conn_del(conn);
 	}