diff --git a/net/bluetooth/smp.c b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
index ad82324f710f0f97427a51c632e5a8aebfaba292..0510a577a7b58ef7dfbace4a68d712a3b8239891 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/smp.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
@@ -2311,12 +2311,6 @@ int smp_conn_security(struct hci_conn *hcon, __u8 sec_level)
 	if (!conn)
 		return 1;
 
-	chan = conn->smp;
-	if (!chan) {
-		BT_ERR("SMP security requested but not available");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	if (!hci_dev_test_flag(hcon->hdev, HCI_LE_ENABLED))
 		return 1;
 
@@ -2330,6 +2324,12 @@ int smp_conn_security(struct hci_conn *hcon, __u8 sec_level)
 		if (smp_ltk_encrypt(conn, hcon->pending_sec_level))
 			return 0;
 
+	chan = conn->smp;
+	if (!chan) {
+		BT_ERR("SMP security requested but not available");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	l2cap_chan_lock(chan);
 
 	/* If SMP is already in progress ignore this request */