diff --git a/net/bluetooth/sco.c b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
index 68b51e321e824..77490338f4faf 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/sco.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@ static void __sco_sock_close(struct sock *sk)
 /* Must be called on unlocked socket. */
 static void sco_sock_close(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	sco_sock_clear_timer(sk);
 	lock_sock(sk);
+	sco_sock_clear_timer(sk);
 	__sco_sock_close(sk);
 	release_sock(sk);
 	sco_sock_kill(sk);
@@ -1104,8 +1104,8 @@ static void sco_conn_ready(struct sco_conn *conn)
 	BT_DBG("conn %p", conn);
 
 	if (sk) {
-		sco_sock_clear_timer(sk);
 		lock_sock(sk);
+		sco_sock_clear_timer(sk);
 		sk->sk_state = BT_CONNECTED;
 		sk->sk_state_change(sk);
 		release_sock(sk);