diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 2f9e87ca794f..b100f65dec35 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 8aab47574a7f5b46a4cdbc6fd820ab34e6c5dbf9
+refs/heads/master: e9bf2bf03e14627fac8520468231ea11dfa37610
diff --git a/trunk/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/trunk/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index e54d08222605..fd6eea0941b6 100644
--- a/trunk/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/trunk/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -1103,9 +1103,10 @@ static int hci_outgoing_auth_needed(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Only request authentication for SSP connections or non-SSP
-	 * devices with sec_level HIGH */
+	 * devices with sec_level HIGH or if MITM protection is requested */
 	if (!(hdev->ssp_mode > 0 && conn->ssp_mode > 0) &&
-				conn->pending_sec_level != BT_SECURITY_HIGH)
+				conn->pending_sec_level != BT_SECURITY_HIGH &&
+				!(conn->auth_type & 0x01))
 		return 0;
 
 	return 1;