diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index ed8cd4a81ed3..f3e4e2c9ec7a 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -6821,11 +6821,14 @@ static int get_conn_info(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 
 		cmd = mgmt_pending_new(sk, MGMT_OP_GET_CONN_INFO, hdev, data,
 				       len);
-		if (!cmd)
+		if (!cmd) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
-		else
+		} else {
+			hci_conn_hold(conn);
+			cmd->user_data = hci_conn_get(conn);
 			err = hci_cmd_sync_queue(hdev, get_conn_info_sync,
 						 cmd, get_conn_info_complete);
+		}
 
 		if (err < 0) {
 			mgmt_cmd_complete(sk, hdev->id, MGMT_OP_GET_CONN_INFO,
@@ -6837,9 +6840,6 @@ static int get_conn_info(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 			goto unlock;
 		}
 
-		hci_conn_hold(conn);
-		cmd->user_data = hci_conn_get(conn);
-
 		conn->conn_info_timestamp = jiffies;
 	} else {
 		/* Cache is valid, just reply with values cached in hci_conn */