diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/monitor.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/monitor.c
index abc84a7837c1b82..c6106cccc9c2cc3 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/monitor.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/monitor.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 static atomic_t flags;
+static bool panic_mode;
 
 static struct {
 	atomic_t cmd;
@@ -123,10 +124,14 @@ static void monitor_send(const void *data, size_t len)
 	}
 
 	if (!drop) {
-		SEGGER_RTT_LOCK();
+		if (!panic_mode) {
+			SEGGER_RTT_LOCK();
+		}
 		cnt = SEGGER_RTT_WriteNoLock(CONFIG_BT_DEBUG_MONITOR_RTT_BUFFER,
 					     rtt_buf, rtt_buf_offset);
-		SEGGER_RTT_UNLOCK();
+		if (!panic_mode) {
+			SEGGER_RTT_UNLOCK();
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!cnt) {
@@ -350,6 +355,7 @@ static void monitor_log_process(const struct log_backend *const backend,
 
 static void monitor_log_panic(const struct log_backend *const backend)
 {
+	panic_mode = true;
 }
 
 static void monitor_log_init(const struct log_backend *const backend)