diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
index 3d2553dcdb1b3..49f97d4138ea7 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
@@ -1888,7 +1888,8 @@ static struct sock *l2cap_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 	chan = l2cap_chan_create();
 	if (!chan) {
 		sk_free(sk);
-		sock->sk = NULL;
+		if (sock)
+			sock->sk = NULL;
 		return NULL;
 	}