--- x/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ y/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -3235,9 +3235,12 @@ void hci_send_acl(struct hci_chan *chan,
 
 	BT_DBG("%s chan %p flags 0x%4.4x", hdev->name, chan, flags);
 
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&hdev->req_lock))
+		return;
 	hci_queue_acl(chan, &chan->data_q, skb, flags);
 
 	queue_work(hdev->workqueue, &hdev->tx_work);
+	mutex_unlock(&hdev->req_lock);
 }
 
 /* Send SCO data */