diff --git a/net/bluetooth/iso.c b/net/bluetooth/iso.c
index ed02bda3fda376..7f74f0de44d62e 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/iso.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/iso.c
@@ -1129,6 +1129,7 @@ static int iso_listen_bis(struct sock *sk)
 		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
 
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+	lock_sock(sk);
 
 	/* Fail if user set invalid QoS */
 	if (iso_pi(sk)->qos_user_set && !check_bcast_qos(&iso_pi(sk)->qos)) {
@@ -1159,6 +1160,7 @@ static int iso_listen_bis(struct sock *sk)
 	}
 
 unlock:
+	release_sock(sk);
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 	hci_dev_put(hdev);
 	return err;
@@ -1187,6 +1189,7 @@ static int iso_sock_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 
 	BT_DBG("sk %p backlog %d", sk, backlog);
 
+	sock_hold(sk);
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
 	if (sk->sk_state != BT_BOUND) {
@@ -1199,10 +1202,16 @@ static int iso_sock_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	if (!bacmp(&iso_pi(sk)->dst, BDADDR_ANY))
+	if (!bacmp(&iso_pi(sk)->dst, BDADDR_ANY)) {
 		err = iso_listen_cis(sk);
-	else
+	} else {
+		/* Drop sock lock to avoid potential
+		 * deadlock with the hdev lock.
+		 */
+		release_sock(sk);
 		err = iso_listen_bis(sk);
+		lock_sock(sk);
+	}
 
 	if (err)
 		goto done;
@@ -1214,6 +1223,7 @@ static int iso_sock_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 
 done:
 	release_sock(sk);
+	sock_put(sk);
 	return err;
 }