diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index 705078a0cc3..81b44481d0d 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -2688,7 +2688,7 @@ static void hci_cmd_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (ev->opcode != HCI_OP_NOP)
 		del_timer(&hdev->cmd_timer);
 
-	if (ev->ncmd) {
+	if (ev->ncmd && !test_bit(HCI_RESET, &hdev->flags)) {
 		atomic_set(&hdev->cmd_cnt, 1);
 		if (!skb_queue_empty(&hdev->cmd_q))
 			queue_work(hdev->workqueue, &hdev->cmd_work);