diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
index 3e078b73cc22..6d126faf145f 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
@@ -668,6 +668,12 @@ static void rfcomm_tty_cleanup(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	tty->driver_data = NULL;
 	rfcomm_dlc_unlock(dev->dlc);
 
+	/*
+	 * purge the dlc->tx_queue to avoid circular dependencies
+	 * between dev and dlc
+	 */
+	skb_queue_purge(&dev->dlc->tx_queue);
+
 	tty_port_put(&dev->port);
 }