diff --git a/net/bluetooth/iso.c b/net/bluetooth/iso.c
index 9b365fb44fac..c2c80d600083 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/iso.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/iso.c
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ static struct sock *iso_get_sock_listen(bdaddr_t *src, bdaddr_t *dst,
 #define ISO_CONN_TIMEOUT	(HZ * 40)
 #define ISO_DISCONN_TIMEOUT	(HZ * 2)
 
+static struct sock *iso_sock_hold(struct iso_conn *conn)
+{
+	if (!conn || !bt_sock_linked(&iso_sk_list, conn->sk))
+		return NULL;
+
+	sock_hold(conn->sk);
+
+	return conn->sk;
+}
+
 static void iso_sock_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct iso_conn *conn = container_of(work, struct iso_conn,
@@ -97,9 +107,7 @@ static void iso_sock_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct sock *sk;
 
 	iso_conn_lock(conn);
-	sk = conn->sk;
-	if (sk)
-		sock_hold(sk);
+	sk = iso_sock_hold(conn);
 	iso_conn_unlock(conn);
 
 	if (!sk)
@@ -217,9 +225,7 @@ static void iso_conn_del(struct hci_conn *hcon, int err)
 
 	/* Kill socket */
 	iso_conn_lock(conn);
-	sk = conn->sk;
-	if (sk)
-		sock_hold(sk);
+	sk = iso_sock_hold(conn);
 	iso_conn_unlock(conn);
 
 	if (sk) {