diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c
index cd8f6ea03841..4ed38272df78 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c
@@ -3078,6 +3078,14 @@ static inline int l2cap_connect_rsp(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct l2cap_cmd_hd
 		break;
 
 	default:
+		/* don't delete l2cap channel if sk is owned by user */
+		if (sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
+			sk->sk_state = BT_DISCONN;
+			l2cap_sock_clear_timer(sk);
+			l2cap_sock_set_timer(sk, HZ / 5);
+			break;
+		}
+
 		l2cap_chan_del(sk, ECONNREFUSED);
 		break;
 	}
@@ -3283,6 +3291,15 @@ static inline int l2cap_disconnect_req(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct l2cap_cmd
 
 	sk->sk_shutdown = SHUTDOWN_MASK;
 
+	/* don't delete l2cap channel if sk is owned by user */
+	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
+		sk->sk_state = BT_DISCONN;
+		l2cap_sock_clear_timer(sk);
+		l2cap_sock_set_timer(sk, HZ / 5);
+		bh_unlock_sock(sk);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	l2cap_chan_del(sk, ECONNRESET);
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 
@@ -3305,6 +3322,15 @@ static inline int l2cap_disconnect_rsp(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct l2cap_cmd
 	if (!sk)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* don't delete l2cap channel if sk is owned by user */
+	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
+		sk->sk_state = BT_DISCONN;
+		l2cap_sock_clear_timer(sk);
+		l2cap_sock_set_timer(sk, HZ / 5);
+		bh_unlock_sock(sk);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	l2cap_chan_del(sk, 0);
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);