diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index ab5a9d42fae7..706d2478ddb3 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -4054,8 +4054,7 @@ static int l2cap_connect_req(struct l2cap_conn *conn,
 		return -EPROTO;
 
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
-	if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_MGMT) &&
-	    !test_and_set_bit(HCI_CONN_MGMT_CONNECTED, &hcon->flags))
+	if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_MGMT))
 		mgmt_device_connected(hdev, hcon, NULL, 0);
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);