BT_DBG("dev %p dlc %p", dev, dlc);
 
-       write_lock_bh(&rfcomm_dev_lock);
-       list_del_init(&dev->list);
-       write_unlock_bh(&rfcomm_dev_lock);
+       /* Refcount should only hit zero when called from rfcomm_dev_del()
+          which will have taken us off the list. Everything else are
+          refcounting bugs. */
+       BUG_ON(!list_empty(&dev->list));
 
        rfcomm_dlc_lock(dlc);
        /* Detach DLC if it's owned by this dev */
 
        tty_unregister_device(rfcomm_tty_driver, dev->id);
 
-       /* Refcount should only hit zero when called from rfcomm_dev_del()
-          which will have taken us off the list. Everything else are
-          refcounting bugs. */
-       BUG_ON(!list_empty(&dev->list));
-
        kfree(dev);
 
        /* It's safe to call module_put() here because socket still
 {
        BT_DBG("dev %p", dev);
 
-       set_bit(RFCOMM_TTY_RELEASED, &dev->flags);
+       if (test_bit(RFCOMM_TTY_RELEASED, &dev->flags))
+               BUG_ON(1);
+       else
+               set_bit(RFCOMM_TTY_RELEASED, &dev->flags);
+
+       write_lock_bh(&rfcomm_dev_lock);
+       list_del_init(&dev->list);
+       write_unlock_bh(&rfcomm_dev_lock);
+
        rfcomm_dev_put(dev);
 }