--- x/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ y/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ static void hci_cmd_sync_work(struct wor
 
 	bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "");
 
+	hci_req_sync_lock(hdev);
 	/* Dequeue all entries and run them */
 	while (1) {
 		struct hci_cmd_sync_work_entry *entry;
@@ -328,15 +329,14 @@ static void hci_cmd_sync_work(struct wor
 		if (entry->func) {
 			int err;
 
-			hci_req_sync_lock(hdev);
 			err = entry->func(hdev, entry->data);
 			if (entry->destroy)
 				entry->destroy(hdev, entry->data, err);
-			hci_req_sync_unlock(hdev);
 		}
 
 		kfree(entry);
 	}
+	hci_req_sync_unlock(hdev);
 }
 
 static void hci_cmd_sync_cancel_work(struct work_struct *work)