diff --git a/net/bluetooth/cmtp/capi.c b/net/bluetooth/cmtp/capi.c
index 040f67b12978..50f0d135eb8f 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/cmtp/capi.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/cmtp/capi.c
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ static void cmtp_reset_ctr(struct capi_ctr *ctrl)
 
 	capi_ctr_down(ctrl);
 
-	kthread_stop(session->task);
+	atomic_inc(&session->terminate);
+	wake_up_process(session->task);
 }
 
 static void cmtp_register_appl(struct capi_ctr *ctrl, __u16 appl, capi_register_params *rp)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/cmtp/cmtp.h b/net/bluetooth/cmtp/cmtp.h
index db43b54ac9af..c32638dddbf9 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/cmtp/cmtp.h
+++ b/net/bluetooth/cmtp/cmtp.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ struct cmtp_session {
 
 	char name[BTNAMSIZ];
 
+	atomic_t terminate;
 	struct task_struct *task;
 
 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/cmtp/core.c b/net/bluetooth/cmtp/core.c
index 2eb854ab10f6..42cb2f4c0db1 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/cmtp/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/cmtp/core.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static int cmtp_session(void *arg)
 	while (1) {
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
-		if (kthread_should_stop())
+		if (atomic_read(&session->terminate))
 			break;
 		if (sk->sk_state != BT_CONNECTED)
 			break;
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ int cmtp_del_connection(struct cmtp_conndel_req *req)
 		skb_queue_purge(&session->transmit);
 
 		/* Stop session thread */
-		kthread_stop(session->task);
+		atomic_inc(&session->terminate);
+		wake_up_process(session->task);
 	} else
 		err = -ENOENT;