diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
index 25692bc0a34..fc5ee3296e2 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 static int disable_cfc = 0;
 static int channel_mtu = -1;
 static unsigned int l2cap_mtu = RFCOMM_MAX_L2CAP_MTU;
+static int l2cap_ertm = 0;
 
 static struct task_struct *rfcomm_thread;
 
@@ -702,6 +703,8 @@ static struct rfcomm_session *rfcomm_session_create(bdaddr_t *src, bdaddr_t *dst
 	sk = sock->sk;
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	l2cap_pi(sk)->imtu = l2cap_mtu;
+	if (l2cap_ertm)
+		l2cap_pi(sk)->mode = L2CAP_MODE_ERTM;
 	release_sock(sk);
 
 	s = rfcomm_session_add(sock, BT_BOUND);
@@ -2185,6 +2188,9 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(channel_mtu, "Default MTU for the RFCOMM channel");
 module_param(l2cap_mtu, uint, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(l2cap_mtu, "Default MTU for the L2CAP connection");
 
+module_param(l2cap_ertm, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(l2cap_ertm, "Use L2CAP ERTM mode for connection");
+
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Bluetooth RFCOMM ver " VERSION);
 MODULE_VERSION(VERSION);