diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
index 9bb4d1b..0bc67dc 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
@@ -1112,7 +1112,8 @@
 		l2cap_chan_close(chan, 0);
 		lock_sock(sk);
 
-		if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LINGER) && sk->sk_lingertime)
+		if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LINGER) && sk->sk_lingertime &&
+		    !(current->flags & PF_EXITING))
 			err = bt_sock_wait_state(sk, BT_CLOSED,
 						 sk->sk_lingertime);
 	}
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
index c603a5e..8bbbb5e 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
@@ -918,7 +918,8 @@
 		sk->sk_shutdown = SHUTDOWN_MASK;
 		__rfcomm_sock_close(sk);
 
-		if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LINGER) && sk->sk_lingertime)
+		if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LINGER) && sk->sk_lingertime &&
+		    !(current->flags & PF_EXITING))
 			err = bt_sock_wait_state(sk, BT_CLOSED, sk->sk_lingertime);
 	}
 	release_sock(sk);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/sco.c b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
index ebf7ee6..7ee9e4a 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/sco.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
@@ -970,7 +970,8 @@
 		sco_sock_clear_timer(sk);
 		__sco_sock_close(sk);
 
-		if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LINGER) && sk->sk_lingertime)
+		if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LINGER) && sk->sk_lingertime &&
+		    !(current->flags & PF_EXITING))
 			err = bt_sock_wait_state(sk, BT_CLOSED,
 						 sk->sk_lingertime);
 	}
@@ -990,7 +991,8 @@
 
 	sco_sock_close(sk);
 
-	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LINGER) && sk->sk_lingertime) {
+	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LINGER) && sk->sk_lingertime &&
+	    !(current->flags & PF_EXITING)) {
 		lock_sock(sk);
 		err = bt_sock_wait_state(sk, BT_CLOSED, sk->sk_lingertime);
 		release_sock(sk);