diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
index c00168a..49b3e1e 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 	tty_ldisc_flush(tty);
 	tty_driver_flush_buffer(tty);
 
-	if (test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_SET, &hu->flags))
+	if (test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags))
 		hu->proto->flush(hu);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&hu->write_work);
 
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_SET, &hu->flags)) {
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags)) {
 		if (hdev) {
 			if (test_bit(HCI_UART_REGISTERED, &hu->flags))
 				hci_unregister_dev(hdev);
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@
 		}
 		hu->proto->close(hu);
 	}
+	clear_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_SET, &hu->flags);
 
 	kfree(hu);
 }
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@
 	if (tty != hu->tty)
 		return;
 
-	if (test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_SET, &hu->flags))
+	if (test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags))
 		hci_uart_tx_wakeup(hu);
 }
 
@@ -550,7 +551,7 @@
 	if (!hu || tty != hu->tty)
 		return;
 
-	if (!test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_SET, &hu->flags))
+	if (!test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags))
 		return;
 
 	/* It does not need a lock here as it is already protected by a mutex in
@@ -638,9 +639,11 @@
 		return err;
 
 	hu->proto = p;
+	set_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags);
 
 	err = hci_uart_register_dev(hu);
 	if (err) {
+		clear_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags);
 		p->close(hu);
 		return err;
 	}