diff --git a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
index 336a7616545468..b93464ac3517f4 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
@@ -309,11 +309,14 @@ int bt_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 	if (flags & MSG_OOB)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	lock_sock(sk);
+
 	skb = skb_recv_datagram(sk, flags, &err);
 	if (!skb) {
 		if (sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN)
-			return 0;
+			err = 0;
 
+		release_sock(sk);
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -343,6 +346,8 @@ int bt_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 
 	skb_free_datagram(sk, skb);
 
+	release_sock(sk);
+
 	if (flags & MSG_TRUNC)
 		copied = skblen;