diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 251f22e32fbfb5ede7e3d2f7c1974a1e5c51eb38..cf96b3438a91b1c4d5efc1cd03b353d711ace9e8 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -802,12 +802,14 @@ int hci_conn_security(struct hci_conn *conn, __u8 sec_level, __u8 auth_type)
 
 	/* An authenticated combination key has sufficient security for any
 	   security level. */
-	if (conn->key_type == HCI_LK_AUTH_COMBINATION_P192)
+	if (conn->key_type == HCI_LK_AUTH_COMBINATION_P192 ||
+	    conn->key_type == HCI_LK_AUTH_COMBINATION_P256)
 		goto encrypt;
 
 	/* An unauthenticated combination key has sufficient security for
 	   security level 1 and 2. */
-	if (conn->key_type == HCI_LK_UNAUTH_COMBINATION_P192 &&
+	if ((conn->key_type == HCI_LK_UNAUTH_COMBINATION_P192 ||
+	     conn->key_type == HCI_LK_UNAUTH_COMBINATION_P256) &&
 	    (sec_level == BT_SECURITY_MEDIUM || sec_level == BT_SECURITY_LOW))
 		goto encrypt;
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index defa1252b534ba4a5cc03c05f30a0a1f674d22d5..b3c5396e0c1b44785f273a48c388d3baaf7bce77 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -2633,7 +2633,8 @@ static void hci_link_key_request_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, ACL_LINK, &ev->bdaddr);
 	if (conn) {
-		if (key->type == HCI_LK_UNAUTH_COMBINATION_P192 &&
+		if ((key->type == HCI_LK_UNAUTH_COMBINATION_P192 ||
+		     key->type == HCI_LK_UNAUTH_COMBINATION_P256) &&
 		    conn->auth_type != 0xff && (conn->auth_type & 0x01)) {
 			BT_DBG("%s ignoring unauthenticated key", hdev->name);
 			goto not_found;