diff --git a/net/bluetooth/smp.c b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
index 3227956eb741..65035d89af98 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/smp.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ static void smp_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	BT_DBG("conn %p", conn);
 
-	hci_disconnect(conn->hcon, HCI_ERROR_REMOTE_USER_TERM);
+	hci_disconnect(conn->hcon, HCI_ERROR_AUTH_FAILURE);
 }
 
 static struct smp_chan *smp_chan_create(struct l2cap_conn *conn)