diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index b02ce5882430..27bd8c8ddeb0 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -9733,6 +9733,9 @@ void mgmt_device_connected(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct hci_conn *conn,
 				     sizeof(*ev) + (name ? eir_precalc_len(name_len) : 0) +
 				     eir_precalc_len(sizeof(conn->dev_class)));
 
+	if (!skb)
+		return;
+
 	ev = skb_put(skb, sizeof(*ev));
 	bacpy(&ev->addr.bdaddr, &conn->dst);
 	ev->addr.type = link_to_bdaddr(conn->type, conn->dst_type);