diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 1f6d083682b8..e406eb8e4327 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -1318,7 +1318,8 @@ static void mgmt_set_powered_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data, int err)
 	struct mgmt_mode *cp;
 
 	/* Make sure cmd still outstanding. */
-	if (cmd != pending_find(MGMT_OP_SET_POWERED, hdev))
+	if (err == -ECANCELED ||
+	    cmd != pending_find(MGMT_OP_SET_POWERED, hdev))
 		return;
 
 	cp = cmd->param;
@@ -1351,7 +1352,13 @@ static void mgmt_set_powered_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data, int err)
 static int set_powered_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
 {
 	struct mgmt_pending_cmd *cmd = data;
-	struct mgmt_mode *cp = cmd->param;
+	struct mgmt_mode *cp;
+
+	/* Make sure cmd still outstanding. */
+	if (cmd != pending_find(MGMT_OP_SET_POWERED, hdev))
+		return -ECANCELED;
+
+	cp = cmd->param;
 
 	BT_DBG("%s", hdev->name);