diff --git a/net/bluetooth/iso.c b/net/bluetooth/iso.c
index 6157bc12b373..24444b502e58 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/iso.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/iso.c
@@ -893,13 +893,10 @@ static int iso_listen_bis(struct sock *sk)
 	if (!hdev)
 		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
 
-	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
-
 	err = hci_pa_create_sync(hdev, &iso_pi(sk)->dst,
 				 le_addr_type(iso_pi(sk)->dst_type),
 				 iso_pi(sk)->bc_sid);
 
-	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 	hci_dev_put(hdev);
 
 	return err;