diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index ff13c43e3588..45b175399e8d 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -5262,6 +5262,7 @@ static inline int l2cap_ecred_conn_rsp(struct l2cap_conn *conn,
 	cmd_len -= sizeof(*rsp);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(chan, tmp, &conn->chan_l, list) {
+		struct l2cap_chan *orig;
 		u16 dcid;
 
 		if (chan->ident != cmd->ident ||
@@ -5283,8 +5284,10 @@ static inline int l2cap_ecred_conn_rsp(struct l2cap_conn *conn,
 
 		BT_DBG("dcid[%d] 0x%4.4x", i, dcid);
 
+		orig = __l2cap_get_chan_by_dcid(conn, dcid);
+
 		/* Check if dcid is already in use */
-		if (dcid && __l2cap_get_chan_by_dcid(conn, dcid)) {
+		if (dcid && orig) {
 			/* If a device receives a
 			 * L2CAP_CREDIT_BASED_CONNECTION_RSP packet with an
 			 * already-assigned Destination CID, then both the
@@ -5293,10 +5296,24 @@ static inline int l2cap_ecred_conn_rsp(struct l2cap_conn *conn,
 			 */
 			l2cap_chan_del(chan, ECONNREFUSED);
 			l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
-			chan = __l2cap_get_chan_by_dcid(conn, dcid);
-			l2cap_chan_lock(chan);
-			l2cap_chan_del(chan, ECONNRESET);
-			l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
+
+			/* Check that the dcid channel mode is
+			 * L2CAP_MODE_EXT_FLOWCTL since this procedure is only
+			 * valid for that mode and shouldn't disconnect a dcid
+			 * in other modes.
+			 */
+			if (orig->mode == L2CAP_MODE_EXT_FLOWCTL) {
+				l2cap_chan_lock(orig);
+				/* Disconnect the original channel as it may be
+				 * considered connected since dcid has already
+				 * been assigned; don't call l2cap_chan_close
+				 * directly since that could lead to
+				 * l2cap_chan_del and then removing the channel
+				 * from the list while we're iterating over it.
+				 */
+				__set_chan_timer(orig, 0);
+				l2cap_chan_unlock(orig);
+			}
 			continue;
 		}