diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ath.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ath.c
index a55be205b91a..dbfe34664633 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ath.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ath.c
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ static int ath_open(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 	BT_DBG("hu %p", hu);
 
+	if (!hci_uart_has_flow_control(hu))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	ath = kzalloc(sizeof(*ath), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ath)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcm.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcm.c
index 8905ad2edde7..ae2624fce913 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcm.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcm.c
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ static int bcm_open(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 	bt_dev_dbg(hu->hdev, "hu %p", hu);
 
+	if (!hci_uart_has_flow_control(hu))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	bcm = kzalloc(sizeof(*bcm), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bcm)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_intel.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_intel.c
index 207bae5e0d46..31f25153087d 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_intel.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_intel.c
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ static int intel_open(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 	BT_DBG("hu %p", hu);
 
+	if (!hci_uart_has_flow_control(hu))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	intel = kzalloc(sizeof(*intel), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!intel)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
index 8950e07889fe..85a30fb9177b 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
@@ -292,6 +292,19 @@ static int hci_uart_send_frame(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Check the underlying device or tty has flow control support */
+bool hci_uart_has_flow_control(struct hci_uart *hu)
+{
+	/* serdev nodes check if the needed operations are present */
+	if (hu->serdev)
+		return true;
+
+	if (hu->tty->driver->ops->tiocmget && hu->tty->driver->ops->tiocmset)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /* Flow control or un-flow control the device */
 void hci_uart_set_flow_control(struct hci_uart *hu, bool enable)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_mrvl.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_mrvl.c
index f98e5cc343b2..fbc3f7c3a5c7 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_mrvl.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_mrvl.c
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ static int mrvl_open(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 	BT_DBG("hu %p", hu);
 
+	if (!hci_uart_has_flow_control(hu))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	mrvl = kzalloc(sizeof(*mrvl), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mrvl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
index 9a5c9c1f9484..82a0a3691a63 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
@@ -473,6 +473,9 @@ static int qca_open(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 	BT_DBG("hu %p qca_open", hu);
 
+	if (!hci_uart_has_flow_control(hu))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	qca = kzalloc(sizeof(struct qca_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!qca)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h
index f11af3912ce6..6ab631101019 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ int hci_uart_wait_until_sent(struct hci_uart *hu);
 int hci_uart_init_ready(struct hci_uart *hu);
 void hci_uart_init_work(struct work_struct *work);
 void hci_uart_set_baudrate(struct hci_uart *hu, unsigned int speed);
+bool hci_uart_has_flow_control(struct hci_uart *hu);
 void hci_uart_set_flow_control(struct hci_uart *hu, bool enable);
 void hci_uart_set_speeds(struct hci_uart *hu, unsigned int init_speed,
 			 unsigned int oper_speed);