diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index ce588359b290..f75ef12f18f7 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -1100,7 +1100,9 @@ static void hci_conn_unlink(struct hci_conn *conn)
 			 * yet at this point. Delete it now, otherwise it is
 			 * possible for it to be stuck and can't be deleted.
 			 */
-			if (child->handle == HCI_CONN_HANDLE_UNSET)
+			if ((child->type == SCO_LINK ||
+			     child->type == ESCO_LINK) &&
+			    child->handle == HCI_CONN_HANDLE_UNSET)
 				hci_conn_del(child);
 		}
 
@@ -1113,6 +1115,7 @@ static void hci_conn_unlink(struct hci_conn *conn)
 	list_del_rcu(&conn->link->list);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 
+	hci_conn_drop(conn->parent);
 	hci_conn_put(conn->parent);
 	conn->parent = NULL;
 
@@ -1126,12 +1129,13 @@ void hci_conn_del(struct hci_conn *conn)
 
 	BT_DBG("%s hcon %p handle %d", hdev->name, conn, conn->handle);
 
+	hci_conn_unlink(conn);
+
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&conn->disc_work);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&conn->auto_accept_work);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&conn->idle_work);
 
 	if (conn->type == ACL_LINK) {
-		hci_conn_unlink(conn);
 		/* Unacked frames */
 		hdev->acl_cnt += conn->sent;
 	} else if (conn->type == LE_LINK) {
@@ -1142,13 +1146,6 @@ void hci_conn_del(struct hci_conn *conn)
 		else
 			hdev->acl_cnt += conn->sent;
 	} else {
-		struct hci_conn *acl = conn->parent;
-
-		if (acl) {
-			hci_conn_unlink(conn);
-			hci_conn_drop(acl);
-		}
-
 		/* Unacked ISO frames */
 		if (conn->type == ISO_LINK) {
 			if (hdev->iso_pkts)
@@ -2485,12 +2482,6 @@ void hci_conn_hash_flush(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 						list)) != NULL) {
 		conn->state = BT_CLOSED;
 		hci_disconn_cfm(conn, HCI_ERROR_LOCAL_HOST_TERM);
-
-		/* Unlink before deleting otherwise it is possible that
-		 * hci_conn_del removes the link which may cause the list to
-		 * contain items already freed.
-		 */
-		hci_conn_unlink(conn);
 		hci_conn_del(conn);
 	}
 }