diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
index e41854e0d79a..c205a3e7f7aa 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ static int h5_close(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 	if (!hu->serdev)
 		kfree(h5);
+	else
+		h5_reset_rx(h5);
 
 	return 0;
 }