diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
index 90966dfbd278..8149e53fd0a7 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
@@ -2102,7 +2102,8 @@ static int btusb_send_frame(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return submit_or_queue_tx_urb(hdev, urb);
 
 	case HCI_SCODATA_PKT:
-		if (hci_conn_num(hdev, SCO_LINK) < 1)
+		if (!hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_USER_CHANNEL) &&
+		    hci_conn_num(hdev, SCO_LINK) < 1)
 			return -ENODEV;
 
 		urb = alloc_isoc_urb(hdev, skb);
@@ -2576,7 +2577,8 @@ static int btusb_send_frame_intel(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return submit_or_queue_tx_urb(hdev, urb);
 
 	case HCI_SCODATA_PKT:
-		if (hci_conn_num(hdev, SCO_LINK) < 1)
+		if (!hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_USER_CHANNEL) &&
+		    hci_conn_num(hdev, SCO_LINK) < 1)
 			return -ENODEV;
 
 		urb = alloc_isoc_urb(hdev, skb);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index fec11e576f31..b22078b67972 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -632,7 +632,8 @@ void __l2cap_chan_add(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct l2cap_chan *chan)
 	    test_bit(FLAG_HOLD_HCI_CONN, &chan->flags))
 		hci_conn_hold(conn->hcon);
 
-	list_add(&chan->list, &conn->chan_l);
+	/* Append to the list since the order matters for ECRED */
+	list_add_tail(&chan->list, &conn->chan_l);
 }
 
 void l2cap_chan_add(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct l2cap_chan *chan)
@@ -3771,7 +3772,11 @@ static void l2cap_ecred_rsp_defer(struct l2cap_chan *chan, void *data)
 	struct l2cap_ecred_conn_rsp *rsp_flex =
 		container_of(&rsp->pdu.rsp, struct l2cap_ecred_conn_rsp, hdr);
 
-	if (test_bit(FLAG_ECRED_CONN_REQ_SENT, &chan->flags))
+	/* Check if channel for outgoing connection or if it wasn't deferred
+	 * since in those cases it must be skipped.
+	 */
+	if (test_bit(FLAG_ECRED_CONN_REQ_SENT, &chan->flags) ||
+	    !test_and_clear_bit(FLAG_DEFER_SETUP, &chan->flags))
 		return;
 
 	/* Reset ident so only one response is sent */