diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
index 9372fb521575..002b9f975710 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
@@ -1057,13 +1057,15 @@ static void btusb_reset(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	int err;
 
 	data = hci_get_drvdata(hdev);
-	/* This is not an unbalanced PM reference since the device will reset */
 	err = usb_autopm_get_interface(data->intf);
 	if (err) {
 		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Failed usb_autopm_get_interface: %d", err);
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (test_and_set_bit(BTUSB_RESET, &data->flags))
+		usb_autopm_put_interface_no_suspend(data->intf);
+
 	bt_dev_err(hdev, "Resetting usb device.");
 	usb_queue_reset_device(data->intf);
 }