}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hci_get_route);
 
+static struct hci_conn *hci_connect_le(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *dst,
+                                   u8 dst_type, u8 sec_level, u8 auth_type)
+{
+       struct hci_conn *le;
+
+       le = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, LE_LINK, dst);
+       if (!le) {
+               le = hci_conn_hash_lookup_state(hdev, LE_LINK, BT_CONNECT);
+               if (le)
+                       return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+
+               le = hci_conn_add(hdev, LE_LINK, dst);
+               if (!le)
+                       return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+               le->dst_type = bdaddr_to_le(dst_type);
+               hci_le_create_connection(le);
+       }
+
+       le->pending_sec_level = sec_level;
+       le->auth_type = auth_type;
+
+       hci_conn_hold(le);
+
+       return le;
+}
+
 /* Create SCO, ACL or LE connection.
  * Device _must_ be locked */
 struct hci_conn *hci_connect(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type, bdaddr_t *dst,
 {
        struct hci_conn *acl;
        struct hci_conn *sco;
-       struct hci_conn *le;
 
        BT_DBG("%s dst %s", hdev->name, batostr(dst));
 
-       if (type == LE_LINK) {
-               le = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, LE_LINK, dst);
-               if (!le) {
-                       le = hci_conn_hash_lookup_state(hdev, LE_LINK,
-                                                       BT_CONNECT);
-                       if (le)
-                               return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
-
-                       le = hci_conn_add(hdev, LE_LINK, dst);
-                       if (!le)
-                               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-                       le->dst_type = bdaddr_to_le(dst_type);
-                       hci_le_create_connection(le);
-               }
-
-               le->pending_sec_level = sec_level;
-               le->auth_type = auth_type;
-
-               hci_conn_hold(le);
-
-               return le;
-       }
+       if (type == LE_LINK)
+               return hci_connect_le(hdev, dst, dst_type, sec_level, auth_type);
 
        acl = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, ACL_LINK, dst);
        if (!acl) {