diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index aff8562a8690..1faf8df6d159 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -6699,6 +6699,7 @@ int hci_le_create_cis_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	DEFINE_FLEX(struct hci_cp_le_create_cis, cmd, cis, num_cis, 0x1f);
 	size_t aux_num_cis = 0;
 	struct hci_conn *conn;
+	u16 timeout = 0;
 	u8 cig = BT_ISO_QOS_CIG_UNSET;
 
 	/* The spec allows only one pending LE Create CIS command at a time. If
@@ -6769,6 +6770,7 @@ int hci_le_create_cis_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 		set_bit(HCI_CONN_CREATE_CIS, &conn->flags);
 		cis->acl_handle = cpu_to_le16(conn->parent->handle);
 		cis->cis_handle = cpu_to_le16(conn->handle);
+		timeout = conn->conn_timeout;
 		aux_num_cis++;
 
 		if (aux_num_cis >= cmd->num_cis)
@@ -6788,7 +6790,7 @@ int hci_le_create_cis_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	return __hci_cmd_sync_status_sk(hdev, HCI_OP_LE_CREATE_CIS,
 					struct_size(cmd, cis, cmd->num_cis),
 					cmd, HCI_EVT_LE_CIS_ESTABLISHED,
-					conn->conn_timeout, NULL);
+					timeout, NULL);
 }
 
 int hci_le_remove_cig_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 handle)