diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index be5bd71..73aead2 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ int hci_recv_fragment(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type, void *data, int count);
 
 int hci_register_sysfs(struct hci_dev *hdev);
 void hci_unregister_sysfs(struct hci_dev *hdev);
+void hci_conn_init_sysfs(struct hci_conn *conn);
 void hci_conn_add_sysfs(struct hci_conn *conn);
 void hci_conn_del_sysfs(struct hci_conn *conn);
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 375f4b4..61309b2 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ struct hci_conn *hci_conn_add(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type, bdaddr_t *dst)
 	if (hdev->notify)
 		hdev->notify(hdev, HCI_NOTIFY_CONN_ADD);
 
+	hci_conn_init_sysfs(conn);
+
 	tasklet_enable(&hdev->tx_task);
 
 	return conn;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
index b7c5108..582d887 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 struct class *bt_class = NULL;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bt_class);
 
-static struct workqueue_struct *bluetooth;
+static struct workqueue_struct *bt_workq;
 
 static inline char *link_typetostr(int type)
 {
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ static void add_conn(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct hci_conn *conn = container_of(work, struct hci_conn, work_add);
 
-	/* ensure previous add/del is complete */
-	flush_workqueue(bluetooth);
+	/* ensure previous del is complete */
+	flush_work(&conn->work_del);
 
 	if (device_add(&conn->dev) < 0) {
 		BT_ERR("Failed to register connection device");
@@ -98,27 +98,6 @@ static void add_conn(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 }
 
-void hci_conn_add_sysfs(struct hci_conn *conn)
-{
-	struct hci_dev *hdev = conn->hdev;
-
-	BT_DBG("conn %p", conn);
-
-	conn->dev.type = &bt_link;
-	conn->dev.class = bt_class;
-	conn->dev.parent = &hdev->dev;
-
-	dev_set_name(&conn->dev, "%s:%d", hdev->name, conn->handle);
-
-	dev_set_drvdata(&conn->dev, conn);
-
-	device_initialize(&conn->dev);
-
-	INIT_WORK(&conn->work_add, add_conn);
-
-	queue_work(bluetooth, &conn->work_add);
-}
-
 /*
  * The rfcomm tty device will possibly retain even when conn
  * is down, and sysfs doesn't support move zombie device,
@@ -134,8 +113,11 @@ static void del_conn(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct hci_conn *conn = container_of(work, struct hci_conn, work_del);
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = conn->hdev;
 
-	/* ensure previous add/del is complete */
-	flush_workqueue(bluetooth);
+	/* ensure previous add is complete */
+	flush_work(&conn->work_add);
+
+	if (!device_is_registered(&conn->dev))
+		return;
 
 	while (1) {
 		struct device *dev;
@@ -152,16 +134,40 @@ static void del_conn(struct work_struct *work)
 	hci_dev_put(hdev);
 }
 
-void hci_conn_del_sysfs(struct hci_conn *conn)
+void hci_conn_init_sysfs(struct hci_conn *conn)
 {
+	struct hci_dev *hdev = conn->hdev;
+
 	BT_DBG("conn %p", conn);
 
-	if (!device_is_registered(&conn->dev))
-		return;
+	conn->dev.type = &bt_link;
+	conn->dev.class = bt_class;
+	conn->dev.parent = &hdev->dev;
+
+	dev_set_drvdata(&conn->dev, conn);
 
+	device_initialize(&conn->dev);
+
+	INIT_WORK(&conn->work_add, add_conn);
 	INIT_WORK(&conn->work_del, del_conn);
+}
+
+void hci_conn_add_sysfs(struct hci_conn *conn)
+{
+	struct hci_dev *hdev = conn->hdev;
+
+	BT_DBG("conn %p", conn);
+
+	dev_set_name(&conn->dev, "%s:%d", hdev->name, conn->handle);
+
+	queue_work(bt_workq, &conn->work_add);
+}
+
+void hci_conn_del_sysfs(struct hci_conn *conn)
+{
+	BT_DBG("conn %p", conn);
 
-	queue_work(bluetooth, &conn->work_del);
+	queue_work(bt_workq, &conn->work_del);
 }
 
 static inline char *host_typetostr(int type)
@@ -438,13 +444,13 @@ void hci_unregister_sysfs(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 
 int __init bt_sysfs_init(void)
 {
-	bluetooth = create_singlethread_workqueue("bluetooth");
-	if (!bluetooth)
+	bt_workq = create_singlethread_workqueue("bluetooth");
+	if (!bt_workq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	bt_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "bluetooth");
 	if (IS_ERR(bt_class)) {
-		destroy_workqueue(bluetooth);
+		destroy_workqueue(bt_workq);
 		return PTR_ERR(bt_class);
 	}
 
@@ -453,7 +459,7 @@ int __init bt_sysfs_init(void)
 
 void bt_sysfs_cleanup(void)
 {
-	destroy_workqueue(bluetooth);
+	destroy_workqueue(bt_workq);
 
 	class_destroy(bt_class);
 }