diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index f6c99098959f..573711c2d09e 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -1553,6 +1553,7 @@ static int hci_dev_do_close(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	BT_DBG("%s %p", hdev->name, hdev);
 
 	if (!hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_UNREGISTER) &&
+	    !hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_USER_CHANNEL) &&
 	    test_bit(HCI_UP, &hdev->flags)) {
 		/* Execute vendor specific shutdown routine */
 		if (hdev->shutdown)