diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_serdev.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_serdev.c
index 6a713f1..7a3d6d6 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_serdev.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_serdev.c
@@ -284,10 +284,14 @@ int hci_uart_register_device(struct hci_uart *hu,
 
 	serdev_device_set_client_ops(hu->serdev, &hci_serdev_client_ops);
 
-	err = p->open(hu);
+	err = serdev_device_open(hu->serdev);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	err = p->open(hu);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_open;
+
 	hu->proto = p;
 	set_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags);
 
@@ -353,6 +357,8 @@ int hci_uart_register_device(struct hci_uart *hu,
 err_alloc:
 	clear_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags);
 	p->close(hu);
+err_open:
+	serdev_device_close(hu->serdev);
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hci_uart_register_device);
@@ -367,5 +373,6 @@ void hci_uart_unregister_device(struct hci_uart *hu)
 	cancel_work_sync(&hu->write_work);
 
 	hu->proto->close(hu);
+	serdev_device_close(hu->serdev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hci_uart_unregister_device);