1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/nfc/hci/command.c b/net/nfc/hci/command.c
index 677d24bb70f8..91df487aa0a9 100644
--- a/net/nfc/hci/command.c
+++ b/net/nfc/hci/command.c
@@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ int nfc_hci_connect_gate(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 dest_host, u8 dest_gate,
 
         pr_debug("\n");
 
+        if (hdev->gate2pipe[dest_gate] == NFC_HCI_DO_NOT_CREATE_PIPE)
+                return 0;
+
         if (hdev->gate2pipe[dest_gate] != NFC_HCI_INVALID_PIPE)
                 return -EADDRINUSE;