diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index 4d8a1d862f6b..9c24947aa41e 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -3764,7 +3764,8 @@ static int l2cap_parse_conf_req(struct l2cap_chan *chan, void *data, size_t data
 			l2cap_add_conf_opt(&ptr, L2CAP_CONF_RFC,
 					   sizeof(rfc), (unsigned long) &rfc, endptr - ptr);
 
-			if (test_bit(FLAG_EFS_ENABLE, &chan->flags)) {
+			if (remote_efs &&
+			    test_bit(FLAG_EFS_ENABLE, &chan->flags)) {
 				chan->remote_id = efs.id;
 				chan->remote_stype = efs.stype;
 				chan->remote_msdu = le16_to_cpu(efs.msdu);