diff --git a/net/bluetooth/sco.c b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
index 9cb00dc..6481814 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/sco.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
@@ -637,8 +637,9 @@
 
 	BT_DBG("sock %p, sk %p", sock, sk);
 
-	if (sk->sk_err)
-		return sock_error(sk);
+	err = sock_error(sk);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_OOB)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;