diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index 71f0be173080..73bf644c7c74 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -942,8 +942,22 @@ static int hci_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	bt_cb(skb)->pkt_type = *((unsigned char *) skb->data);
 	skb_pull(skb, 1);
 
-	if (hci_pi(sk)->channel == HCI_CHANNEL_RAW &&
-	    bt_cb(skb)->pkt_type == HCI_COMMAND_PKT) {
+	if (hci_pi(sk)->channel == HCI_CHANNEL_USER) {
+		/* No permission check is needed for user channel
+		 * since that gets enforced when binding the socket.
+		 *
+		 * However check that the packet type is valid.
+		 */
+		if (bt_cb(skb)->pkt_type != HCI_COMMAND_PKT &&
+		    bt_cb(skb)->pkt_type != HCI_ACLDATA_PKT &&
+		    bt_cb(skb)->pkt_type != HCI_SCODATA_PKT) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto drop;
+		}
+
+		skb_queue_tail(&hdev->raw_q, skb);
+		queue_work(hdev->workqueue, &hdev->tx_work);
+	} else if (bt_cb(skb)->pkt_type == HCI_COMMAND_PKT) {
 		u16 opcode = get_unaligned_le16(skb->data);
 		u16 ogf = hci_opcode_ogf(opcode);
 		u16 ocf = hci_opcode_ocf(opcode);
@@ -974,14 +988,6 @@ static int hci_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 			goto drop;
 		}
 
-		if (hci_pi(sk)->channel == HCI_CHANNEL_USER &&
-		    bt_cb(skb)->pkt_type != HCI_COMMAND_PKT &&
-		    bt_cb(skb)->pkt_type != HCI_ACLDATA_PKT &&
-		    bt_cb(skb)->pkt_type != HCI_SCODATA_PKT) {
-			err = -EINVAL;
-			goto drop;
-		}
-
 		skb_queue_tail(&hdev->raw_q, skb);
 		queue_work(hdev->workqueue, &hdev->tx_work);
 	}