diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
index 9aa018d4f6f5..145b3fbfff55 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
@@ -2639,8 +2639,15 @@ static void btusb_mtk_claim_iso_intf(struct btusb_data *data)
 	struct btmtk_data *btmtk_data = hci_get_priv(data->hdev);
 	int err;
 
+	/*
+	 * The function usb_driver_claim_interface() is documented to need
+	 * locks held if it's not called from a probe routine. The code here
+	 * is called from the hci_power_on workqueue, so grab the lock.
+	 */
+	device_lock(&btmtk_data->isopkt_intf->dev);
 	err = usb_driver_claim_interface(&btusb_driver,
 					 btmtk_data->isopkt_intf, data);
+	device_unlock(&btmtk_data->isopkt_intf->dev);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		btmtk_data->isopkt_intf = NULL;
 		bt_dev_err(data->hdev, "Failed to claim iso interface");