--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/backend-native.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/backend-native.c
@@ -2835,6 +2835,11 @@
 
 	if (td->err != -EINPROGRESS)
 		sco_ready(t);
+	else
+		/* A second node can acquire the same transport while connect() is
+		 * pending. Do not let it re-emit an error from the previous attempt.
+		 */
+		spa_bt_transport_set_state(t, SPA_BT_TRANSPORT_STATE_PENDING);
 
 	return 0;