hci_le_start_enc(hcon, ediv, rand, stk);
                hcon->enc_key_size = smp->enc_key_size;
        } else {
-               u8 stk[16];
+               u8 stk[16], auth;
                __le64 rand = 0;
                __le16 ediv = 0;
 
                memset(stk + smp->enc_key_size, 0,
                       SMP_MAX_ENC_KEY_SIZE - smp->enc_key_size);
 
+               if (hcon->pending_sec_level == BT_SECURITY_HIGH)
+                       auth = 1;
+               else
+                       auth = 0;
+
                hci_add_ltk(hcon->hdev, &hcon->dst, hcon->dst_type,
-                           HCI_SMP_STK_SLAVE, 0, stk, smp->enc_key_size,
+                           HCI_SMP_STK_SLAVE, auth, stk, smp->enc_key_size,
                            ediv, rand);
        }