if (dlc->state == BT_CLOSED) {
                if (!dev->tty) {
                        if (test_bit(RFCOMM_RELEASE_ONHUP, &dev->flags)) {
-                               rfcomm_dev_hold(dev);
-                               rfcomm_dev_del(dev);
+                               if (rfcomm_dev_get(dev->id) == NULL)
+                                       return;
 
+                               rfcomm_dev_del(dev);
                                /* We have to drop DLC lock here, otherwise
                                   rfcomm_dev_put() will dead lock if it's
                                   the last reference. */
 
        rfcomm_tty_flush_buffer(tty);
 
-       if (test_bit(RFCOMM_RELEASE_ONHUP, &dev->flags))
+       if (test_bit(RFCOMM_RELEASE_ONHUP, &dev->flags)) {
+               if (rfcomm_dev_get(dev->id) == NULL)
+                       return;
                rfcomm_dev_del(dev);
+               rfcomm_dev_put(dev);
+       }
 }
 
 static int rfcomm_tty_read_proc(char *buf, char **start, off_t offset, int len, int *eof, void *unused)