diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
index 879c9f90269a..cf590a67d364 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
@@ -1498,6 +1498,9 @@ static struct l2cap_chan *l2cap_sock_new_connection_cb(struct l2cap_chan *chan)
 {
 	struct sock *sk, *parent = chan->data;
 
+	if (!parent)
+		return NULL;
+
 	lock_sock(parent);
 
 	/* Check for backlog size */