diff --git a/net/bluetooth/smp.c b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
index 7040705876b7..4c00bc50de81 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/smp.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ static void smp_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	bt_dev_dbg(conn->hcon->hdev, "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)