diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 7d88a61..e6d8a22 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -362,12 +362,8 @@
 	struct hci_conn *conn = (void *) arg;
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = conn->hdev;
 
-	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
-
 	hci_send_cmd(hdev, HCI_OP_USER_CONFIRM_REPLY, sizeof(conn->dst),
 								&conn->dst);
-
-	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 }
 
 struct hci_conn *hci_conn_add(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type, bdaddr_t *dst)