diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/l2cap.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/l2cap.c
index 2d7a33be10b..06c9121ffd0 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/l2cap.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/l2cap.c
@@ -1080,11 +1080,8 @@ static int l2cap_chan_le_send(struct bt_l2cap_le_chan *ch, struct net_buf *buf,
 	}
 
 	buf = l2cap_chan_create_seg(ch, buf, sdu_hdr_len);
-	if (!buf) {
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
-	/* Channel may have been disconnected while waiting for credits */
+	/* Channel may have been disconnected while waiting for a buffer */
 	if (!ch->chan.conn) {
 		net_buf_unref(buf);
 		return -ECONNRESET;