diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index 73aa9ee9d21a..6643c9c20fa4 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -5801,7 +5801,7 @@ static void le_conn_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status,
 	 */
 	hci_dev_clear_flag(hdev, HCI_LE_ADV);
 
-	conn = hci_lookup_le_connect(hdev);
+	conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, LE_LINK, bdaddr);
 	if (!conn) {
 		/* In case of error status and there is no connection pending
 		 * just unlock as there is nothing to cleanup.