diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 545f84dbae85cb9fdb579e5d7f0a3d779183a075..6493e807634f161329555e513b95c7c811072341 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -1365,13 +1365,11 @@ static int pair_device(struct sock *sk, u16 index, unsigned char *data, u16 len)
 
 	hci_dev_lock_bh(hdev);
 
-	if (cp->io_cap == 0x03) {
-		sec_level = BT_SECURITY_MEDIUM;
+	sec_level = BT_SECURITY_MEDIUM;
+	if (cp->io_cap == 0x03)
 		auth_type = HCI_AT_DEDICATED_BONDING;
-	} else {
-		sec_level = BT_SECURITY_HIGH;
+	else
 		auth_type = HCI_AT_DEDICATED_BONDING_MITM;
-	}
 
 	entry = hci_find_adv_entry(hdev, &cp->bdaddr);
 	if (entry)