1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index 1ca5c7ca9bd4..c3701f37aeb0 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -414,6 +414,11 @@ static int hci_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
                 goto done;
         }
 
+        if (!test_bit(HCI_UP, &hdev->flags)) {
+                err = -ENETDOWN;
+                goto done;
+        }
+
         if (!(skb = bt_skb_send_alloc(sk, len, msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT, &err)))
                 goto done;