hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
        conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, ACL_LINK, &cp->bdaddr);
-       if (conn && hci_outgoing_auth_needed(hdev, conn)) {
+       if (!conn)
+               goto unlock;
+
+       if (!hci_outgoing_auth_needed(hdev, conn))
+               goto unlock;
+
+       if (!test_and_set_bit(HCI_CONN_AUTH_PEND, &conn->pend)) {
                struct hci_cp_auth_requested cp;
                cp.handle = __cpu_to_le16(conn->handle);
                hci_send_cmd(hdev, HCI_OP_AUTH_REQUESTED, sizeof(cp), &cp);
        }
 
+unlock:
        hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 }
 
                mgmt_remote_name(hdev->id, &ev->bdaddr, ev->name);
 
        conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, ACL_LINK, &ev->bdaddr);
-       if (conn && hci_outgoing_auth_needed(hdev, conn)) {
+       if (!conn)
+               goto unlock;
+
+       if (!hci_outgoing_auth_needed(hdev, conn))
+               goto unlock;
+
+       if (!test_and_set_bit(HCI_CONN_AUTH_PEND, &conn->pend)) {
                struct hci_cp_auth_requested cp;
                cp.handle = __cpu_to_le16(conn->handle);
                hci_send_cmd(hdev, HCI_OP_AUTH_REQUESTED, sizeof(cp), &cp);
        }
 
+unlock:
        hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 }