diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index 1c0b7884dc27..60833fa2835b 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ static void l2cap_le_connect(struct l2cap_chan *chan)
 struct l2cap_ecred_conn_data {
 	struct {
 		struct l2cap_ecred_conn_req_hdr req;
-		__le16 scid[5];
+		__le16 scid[L2CAP_ECRED_CONN_SCID_MAX];
 	} __packed pdu;
 	struct l2cap_chan *chan;
 	struct pid *pid;
@@ -1365,6 +1365,10 @@ static void l2cap_ecred_defer_connect(struct l2cap_chan *chan, void *data)
 	if (test_and_set_bit(FLAG_ECRED_CONN_REQ_SENT, &chan->flags))
 		return;
 
+	/* Unreachable, checked in l2cap_connect (+timer drops it if reached) */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(conn->count >= ARRAY_SIZE(conn->pdu.scid)))
+		return;
+
 	l2cap_ecred_init(chan, 0);
 
 	/* Set the same ident so we can match on the rsp */
@@ -7377,6 +7381,9 @@ int l2cap_chan_connect(struct l2cap_chan *chan, __le16 psm, u16 cid,
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&conn->lock);
+	l2cap_chan_lock(chan);
+
 	if (chan->mode == L2CAP_MODE_EXT_FLOWCTL) {
 		struct l2cap_chan_data data;
 
@@ -7384,19 +7391,20 @@ int l2cap_chan_connect(struct l2cap_chan *chan, __le16 psm, u16 cid,
 		data.pid = chan->ops->get_peer_pid(chan);
 		data.count = 1;
 
-		l2cap_chan_list(conn, l2cap_chan_by_pid, &data);
+		__l2cap_chan_list(conn, l2cap_chan_by_pid, &data);
+
+		/* Leave room for non-deferred channel that ends the group. */
+		if (test_bit(FLAG_DEFER_SETUP, &chan->flags))
+			data.count += 1;
 
 		/* Check if there isn't too many channels being connected */
 		if (data.count > L2CAP_ECRED_CONN_SCID_MAX) {
 			hci_conn_drop(hcon);
 			err = -EPROTO;
-			goto done;
+			goto chan_unlock;
 		}
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&conn->lock);
-	l2cap_chan_lock(chan);
-
 	if (cid && __l2cap_get_chan_by_dcid(conn, cid)) {
 		hci_conn_drop(hcon);
 		err = -EBUSY;