diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
index 17b0f1b793ec..e11af747395d 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
@@ -250,12 +250,8 @@ static int h5_close(struct hci_uart *hu)
 	if (h5->vnd && h5->vnd->close)
 		h5->vnd->close(h5);
 
-	if (hu->serdev)
-		serdev_device_close(hu->serdev);
-
-	kfree_skb(h5->rx_skb);
-	kfree(h5);
-	h5 = NULL;
+	if (!hu->serdev)
+		kfree(h5);
 
 	return 0;
 }