diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb_main.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb_main.c
index 1ede12515bcc..cccdfb0461fe 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb_main.c
@@ -1311,13 +1311,16 @@ static inline void btusb_free_frags(struct btusb_data *data)
 static int btusb_recv_event(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct btusb_data *data = hci_get_drvdata(hdev);
+	int err;
+
+	err = data->recv_event(hdev, skb);
 
 	if (data->intr_interval) {
 		/* Trigger dequeue immediately if an event is received */
 		schedule_delayed_work(&data->rx_work, 0);
 	}
 
-	return data->recv_event(hdev, skb);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int btusb_recv_intr(struct btusb_data *data, void *buffer, int count)