diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 40d4887c7f791..25979f4283a6f 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -3456,6 +3456,10 @@ static int pair_device(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 		 * will be kept and this function does nothing.
 		 */
 		p = hci_conn_params_add(hdev, &cp->addr.bdaddr, addr_type);
+		if (!p) {
+			err = -EIO;
+			goto unlock;
+		}
 
 		if (p->auto_connect == HCI_AUTO_CONN_EXPLICIT)
 			p->auto_connect = HCI_AUTO_CONN_DISABLED;