diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index a0a491e5311e..f3437a3fe4a1 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -3091,6 +3091,8 @@ static int unpair_device_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
 	struct mgmt_cp_unpair_device *cp = cmd->param;
 	struct hci_conn *conn;
 
+	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+
 	if (cp->addr.type == BDADDR_BREDR)
 		conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, ACL_LINK,
 					       &cp->addr.bdaddr);
@@ -3098,6 +3100,11 @@ static int unpair_device_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
 		conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_le(hdev, &cp->addr.bdaddr,
 					       le_addr_type(cp->addr.type));
 
+	if (conn)
+		hci_conn_get(conn);
+
+	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+
 	if (!conn)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -3105,6 +3112,7 @@ static int unpair_device_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
 	 * will clean up the connection no matter the error.
 	 */
 	hci_abort_conn(conn, HCI_ERROR_REMOTE_USER_TERM);
+	hci_conn_put(conn);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3252,6 +3260,8 @@ static int disconnect_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
 	struct mgmt_cp_disconnect *cp = cmd->param;
 	struct hci_conn *conn;
 
+	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+
 	if (cp->addr.type == BDADDR_BREDR)
 		conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, ACL_LINK,
 					       &cp->addr.bdaddr);
@@ -3259,6 +3269,11 @@ static int disconnect_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
 		conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_le(hdev, &cp->addr.bdaddr,
 					       le_addr_type(cp->addr.type));
 
+	if (conn)
+		hci_conn_get(conn);
+
+	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+
 	if (!conn)
 		return -ENOTCONN;
 
@@ -3266,6 +3281,7 @@ static int disconnect_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
 	 * will clean up the connection no matter the error.
 	 */
 	hci_abort_conn(conn, HCI_ERROR_REMOTE_USER_TERM);
+	hci_conn_put(conn);
 
 	return 0;
 }