diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index 9fe8e2dec870..00abc5246cbf 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ struct hci_chan {
 	struct hci_conn *conn;
 	struct sk_buff_head data_q;
 	unsigned int	sent;
+	__u8		state;
 };
 
 extern struct list_head hci_dev_list;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index fe646211c61f..6dcf4523df3c 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ struct hci_chan *hci_chan_create(struct hci_conn *conn)
 
 	chan->conn = conn;
 	skb_queue_head_init(&chan->data_q);
+	chan->state = BT_CONNECTED;
 
 	list_add_rcu(&chan->list, &conn->chan_list);