diff --git a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
index 91e3ba280706..583951e82cee 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void bt_accept_enqueue(struct sock *parent, struct sock *sk)
 	BT_DBG("parent %p, sk %p", parent, sk);
 
 	sock_hold(sk);
-	lock_sock(sk);
+	lock_sock_nested(sk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 	list_add_tail(&bt_sk(sk)->accept_q, &bt_sk(parent)->accept_q);
 	bt_sk(sk)->parent = parent;
 	release_sock(sk);