diff --git a/include/net/nfc/hci.h b/include/net/nfc/hci.h
index 50bc66f0121f..14bd0e1c47fa 100644
--- a/include/net/nfc/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/nfc/hci.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct nfc_hci_ops {
 
 /* Pipes */
 #define NFC_HCI_INVALID_PIPE	0x80
+#define NFC_HCI_DO_NOT_CREATE_PIPE	0x81
 #define NFC_HCI_LINK_MGMT_PIPE	0x00
 #define NFC_HCI_ADMIN_PIPE	0x01
 
diff --git a/net/nfc/hci/command.c b/net/nfc/hci/command.c
index 677d24bb70f8..91df487aa0a9 100644
--- a/net/nfc/hci/command.c
+++ b/net/nfc/hci/command.c
@@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ int nfc_hci_connect_gate(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 dest_host, u8 dest_gate,
 
 	pr_debug("\n");
 
+	if (hdev->gate2pipe[dest_gate] == NFC_HCI_DO_NOT_CREATE_PIPE)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (hdev->gate2pipe[dest_gate] != NFC_HCI_INVALID_PIPE)
 		return -EADDRINUSE;