diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 7fc4c048b57b..dcdaa4be7847 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -416,6 +416,9 @@ int hci_conn_security(struct hci_conn *conn, __u8 sec_level, __u8 auth_type)
 {
 	BT_DBG("conn %p", conn);
 
+	if (conn->auth_type == 0xff)
+		conn->auth_type = auth_type;
+
 	if (sec_level == BT_SECURITY_SDP)
 		return 1;