diff --git a/net/bluetooth/iso.c b/net/bluetooth/iso.c
index d7af617cda45..f03b7fa5dccc 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/iso.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/iso.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ static void iso_recv_frame(struct iso_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct sock *sk;
 
 	iso_conn_lock(conn);
-	sk = conn->sk;
+	sk = iso_sock_hold(conn);
 	iso_conn_unlock(conn);
 
 	if (!sk)
@@ -573,11 +573,15 @@ static void iso_recv_frame(struct iso_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	BT_DBG("sk %p len %d", sk, skb->len);
 
 	if (sk->sk_state != BT_CONNECTED)
-		goto drop;
+		goto drop_put;
 
-	if (!sock_queue_rcv_skb(sk, skb))
+	if (!sock_queue_rcv_skb(sk, skb)) {
+		sock_put(sk);
 		return;
+	}
 
+drop_put:
+	sock_put(sk);
 drop:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 }