diff --git a/net/bluetooth/cmtp/core.c b/net/bluetooth/cmtp/core.c
index 07cfa3249f83ae6226d06aae59f27ce6b41a84e8..0a2d78e811cf5bbea7d735bc345a1ddc9a46cbf8 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/cmtp/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/cmtp/core.c
@@ -392,6 +392,11 @@ int cmtp_add_connection(struct cmtp_connadd_req *req, struct socket *sock)
 	if (!(session->flags & BIT(CMTP_LOOPBACK))) {
 		err = cmtp_attach_device(session);
 		if (err < 0) {
+			/* Caller will call fput in case of failure, and so
+			 * will cmtp_session kthread.
+			 */
+			get_file(session->sock->file);
+
 			atomic_inc(&session->terminate);
 			wake_up_interruptible(sk_sleep(session->sock->sk));
 			up_write(&cmtp_session_sem);