diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 54c55c30db17..289fb28529f8 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -2272,6 +2272,7 @@ static void hci_error_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = container_of(work, struct hci_dev, error_reset);
 
+	hci_dev_hold(hdev);
 	BT_DBG("%s", hdev->name);
 
 	if (hdev->hw_error)
@@ -2279,10 +2280,10 @@ static void hci_error_reset(struct work_struct *work)
 	else
 		bt_dev_err(hdev, "hardware error 0x%2.2x", hdev->hw_error_code);
 
-	if (hci_dev_do_close(hdev))
-		return;
+	if (!hci_dev_do_close(hdev))
+		hci_dev_do_open(hdev);
 
-	hci_dev_do_open(hdev);
+	hci_dev_put(hdev);
 }
 
 void hci_uuids_clear(struct hci_dev *hdev)