diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index b04a5a0..f1128c2 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@ struct hci_pinfo {
 	char              comm[TASK_COMM_LEN];
 };
 
+static struct hci_dev *hci_hdev_from_sock(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct hci_dev *hdev = hci_pi(sk)->hdev;
+
+	if (!hdev)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EBADFD);
+	if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_UNREGISTER))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EPIPE);
+	return hdev;
+}
+
 void hci_sock_set_flag(struct sock *sk, int nr)
 {
 	set_bit(nr, &hci_pi(sk)->flags);
@@ -759,19 +770,13 @@ void hci_sock_dev_event(struct hci_dev *hdev, int event)
 	if (event == HCI_DEV_UNREG) {
 		struct sock *sk;
 
-		/* Detach sockets from device */
+		/* Wake up sockets using this dead device */
 		read_lock(&hci_sk_list.lock);
 		sk_for_each(sk, &hci_sk_list.head) {
-			lock_sock(sk);
 			if (hci_pi(sk)->hdev == hdev) {
-				hci_pi(sk)->hdev = NULL;
 				sk->sk_err = EPIPE;
-				sk->sk_state = BT_OPEN;
 				sk->sk_state_change(sk);
-
-				hci_dev_put(hdev);
 			}
-			release_sock(sk);
 		}
 		read_unlock(&hci_sk_list.lock);
 	}
@@ -930,10 +935,10 @@ static int hci_sock_reject_list_del(struct hci_dev *hdev, void __user *arg)
 static int hci_sock_bound_ioctl(struct sock *sk, unsigned int cmd,
 				unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct hci_dev *hdev = hci_pi(sk)->hdev;
+	struct hci_dev *hdev = hci_hdev_from_sock(sk);
 
-	if (!hdev)
-		return -EBADFD;
+	if (IS_ERR(hdev))
+		return PTR_ERR(hdev);
 
 	if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_USER_CHANNEL))
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -1103,6 +1108,18 @@ static int hci_sock_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
+	/* Allow detaching from dead device and attaching to alive device, if
+	 * the caller wants to re-bind (instead of close) this socket in
+	 * response to hci_sock_dev_event(HCI_DEV_UNREG) notification.
+	 */
+	hdev = hci_pi(sk)->hdev;
+	if (hdev && hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_UNREGISTER)) {
+		hci_pi(sk)->hdev = NULL;
+		sk->sk_state = BT_OPEN;
+		hci_dev_put(hdev);
+	}
+	hdev = NULL;
+
 	if (sk->sk_state == BT_BOUND) {
 		err = -EALREADY;
 		goto done;
@@ -1379,9 +1396,9 @@ static int hci_sock_getname(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
-	hdev = hci_pi(sk)->hdev;
-	if (!hdev) {
-		err = -EBADFD;
+	hdev = hci_hdev_from_sock(sk);
+	if (IS_ERR(hdev)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(hdev);
 		goto done;
 	}
 
@@ -1743,9 +1760,9 @@ static int hci_sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	hdev = hci_pi(sk)->hdev;
-	if (!hdev) {
-		err = -EBADFD;
+	hdev = hci_hdev_from_sock(sk);
+	if (IS_ERR(hdev)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(hdev);
 		goto done;
 	}