diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index 4e988baadb71d..3d7ce3c868e00 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -5309,7 +5309,7 @@ static void hci_io_capa_request_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
 	conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, ACL_LINK, &ev->bdaddr);
-	if (!conn)
+	if (!conn || !hci_conn_ssp_enabled(conn))
 		goto unlock;
 
 	hci_conn_hold(conn);
@@ -5556,7 +5556,7 @@ static void hci_simple_pair_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
 	conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, ACL_LINK, &ev->bdaddr);
-	if (!conn)
+	if (!conn || !hci_conn_ssp_enabled(conn))
 		goto unlock;
 
 	/* Reset the authentication requirement to unknown */