diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index a9750984f772a164ebb26cb7af1da01e46ea2cd4..b7c4224f4e7dee01288dd31f4581f7a8821c7a21 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ struct hci_conn *hci_conn_add(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type, bdaddr_t *dst)
 	conn->type  = type;
 	conn->mode  = HCI_CM_ACTIVE;
 	conn->state = BT_OPEN;
+	conn->auth_type = HCI_AT_GENERAL_BONDING;
 
 	conn->power_save = 1;
 	conn->disc_timeout = HCI_DISCONN_TIMEOUT;