diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
index fd6f1a7c0813..dcf9fef2a03f 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *hci_uart_dequeue(struct hci_uart *hu)
 	if (!skb) {
 		percpu_down_read(&hu->proto_lock);
 
-		if (test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags))
+		if (test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags) ||
+		    test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT, &hu->flags))
 			skb = hu->proto->dequeue(hu);
 
 		percpu_up_read(&hu->proto_lock);
@@ -139,7 +140,8 @@ int hci_uart_tx_wakeup(struct hci_uart *hu)
 	if (!percpu_down_read_trylock(&hu->proto_lock))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags))
+	if (!test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags) &&
+	    !test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT, &hu->flags))
 		goto no_schedule;
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit(HCI_UART_SENDING, &hu->tx_state)) {
@@ -284,7 +286,8 @@ static int hci_uart_send_frame(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	percpu_down_read(&hu->proto_lock);
 
-	if (!test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags)) {
+	if (!test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags) &&
+	    !test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT, &hu->flags)) {
 		percpu_up_read(&hu->proto_lock);
 		return -EUNATCH;
 	}
@@ -580,7 +583,8 @@ static void hci_uart_tty_wakeup(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	if (tty != hu->tty)
 		return;
 
-	if (test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags))
+	if (test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags) ||
+	    test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT, &hu->flags))
 		hci_uart_tx_wakeup(hu);
 }
 
@@ -606,7 +610,8 @@ static void hci_uart_tty_receive(struct tty_struct *tty, const u8 *data,
 
 	percpu_down_read(&hu->proto_lock);
 
-	if (!test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags)) {
+	if (!test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags) &&
+	    !test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT, &hu->flags)) {
 		percpu_up_read(&hu->proto_lock);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -707,13 +712,16 @@ static int hci_uart_set_proto(struct hci_uart *hu, int id)
 
 	hu->proto = p;
 
-	set_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags);
+	set_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT, &hu->flags);
 
 	err = hci_uart_register_dev(hu);
 	if (err) {
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	set_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags);
+	clear_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT, &hu->flags);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h
index e5ec2cf1755b..3b5f26462f3e 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ struct hci_uart {
 #define HCI_UART_PROTO_SET	0
 #define HCI_UART_REGISTERED	1
 #define HCI_UART_PROTO_READY	2
+#define HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT	4
 
 /* TX states  */
 #define HCI_UART_SENDING	1