diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
index 39a5d87e33b4..fa642aa652bd 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ static void rfcomm_make_uih(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 addr);
 
 static void rfcomm_process_connect(struct rfcomm_session *s);
 
-static struct rfcomm_session *rfcomm_session_create(bdaddr_t *src, bdaddr_t *dst, int *err);
+static struct rfcomm_session *rfcomm_session_create(bdaddr_t *src,
+							bdaddr_t *dst,
+							u8 sec_level,
+							int *err);
 static struct rfcomm_session *rfcomm_session_get(bdaddr_t *src, bdaddr_t *dst);
 static void rfcomm_session_del(struct rfcomm_session *s);
 
@@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ static int __rfcomm_dlc_open(struct rfcomm_dlc *d, bdaddr_t *src, bdaddr_t *dst,
 
 	s = rfcomm_session_get(src, dst);
 	if (!s) {
-		s = rfcomm_session_create(src, dst, &err);
+		s = rfcomm_session_create(src, dst, d->sec_level, &err);
 		if (!s)
 			return err;
 	}
@@ -679,7 +682,10 @@ static void rfcomm_session_close(struct rfcomm_session *s, int err)
 	rfcomm_session_put(s);
 }
 
-static struct rfcomm_session *rfcomm_session_create(bdaddr_t *src, bdaddr_t *dst, int *err)
+static struct rfcomm_session *rfcomm_session_create(bdaddr_t *src,
+							bdaddr_t *dst,
+							u8 sec_level,
+							int *err)
 {
 	struct rfcomm_session *s = NULL;
 	struct sockaddr_l2 addr;
@@ -704,6 +710,7 @@ static struct rfcomm_session *rfcomm_session_create(bdaddr_t *src, bdaddr_t *dst
 	sk = sock->sk;
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	l2cap_pi(sk)->imtu = l2cap_mtu;
+	l2cap_pi(sk)->sec_level = sec_level;
 	if (l2cap_ertm)
 		l2cap_pi(sk)->mode = L2CAP_MODE_ERTM;
 	release_sock(sk);