diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcsp.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcsp.c
index fe2e307009f4..cf4a56095817 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcsp.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcsp.c
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ static int bcsp_recv(struct hci_uart *hu, const void *data, int count)
 			if (*ptr == 0xc0) {
 				BT_ERR("Short BCSP packet");
 				kfree_skb(bcsp->rx_skb);
+				bcsp->rx_skb = NULL;
 				bcsp->rx_state = BCSP_W4_PKT_START;
 				bcsp->rx_count = 0;
 			} else
@@ -606,6 +607,7 @@ static int bcsp_recv(struct hci_uart *hu, const void *data, int count)
 			    bcsp->rx_skb->data[2])) != bcsp->rx_skb->data[3]) {
 				BT_ERR("Error in BCSP hdr checksum");
 				kfree_skb(bcsp->rx_skb);
+				bcsp->rx_skb = NULL;
 				bcsp->rx_state = BCSP_W4_PKT_DELIMITER;
 				bcsp->rx_count = 0;
 				continue;
@@ -630,6 +632,7 @@ static int bcsp_recv(struct hci_uart *hu, const void *data, int count)
 				       bscp_get_crc(bcsp));
 
 				kfree_skb(bcsp->rx_skb);
+				bcsp->rx_skb = NULL;
 				bcsp->rx_state = BCSP_W4_PKT_DELIMITER;
 				bcsp->rx_count = 0;
 				continue;