diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index d0dad1fafe07..446573a12571 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -889,10 +889,6 @@ static int hci_sock_release(struct socket *sock)
 	}
 
 	sock_orphan(sk);
-
-	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
-	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_write_queue);
-
 	release_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 	return 0;
@@ -2058,6 +2054,12 @@ static int hci_sock_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static void hci_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_write_queue);
+}
+
 static const struct proto_ops hci_sock_ops = {
 	.family		= PF_BLUETOOTH,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -2111,6 +2113,7 @@ static int hci_sock_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 
 	sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
 	sk->sk_state = BT_OPEN;
+	sk->sk_destruct = hci_sock_destruct;
 
 	bt_sock_link(&hci_sk_list, sk);
 	return 0;