--- x/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ y/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -6973,6 +6973,7 @@ static void hci_le_create_big_complete_e
 		rcu_read_lock();
 	}
 
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (!ev->status && !bis_idx)
 		/* If no BISes have been connected for the BIG,
 		 * terminate. This is in case all bound connections
@@ -6981,8 +6982,6 @@ static void hci_le_create_big_complete_e
 		 */
 		hci_le_terminate_big_sync(hdev, ev->handle,
 					  HCI_ERROR_LOCAL_HOST_TERM);
-
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 }