diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 803628d6814e..0903effaf7ef 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ struct hci_conn *hci_connect(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type,
 		le = hci_conn_add(hdev, LE_LINK, 0, dst);
 		if (!le)
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		if (le->state == BT_OPEN)
-			hci_le_connect(le);
+
+		hci_le_connect(le);
 
 		hci_conn_hold(le);