diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF51/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF51/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.cpp
index 9a4a15fac8..e797b85223 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF51/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF51/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.cpp
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ ble_error_t nRF5xSecurityManager::cancel_pairing(
     // a pairing feature exchange from a central.
     if (!pairing_cb) {
         ::Gap::Role_t current_role;
-        if (!nRF5xn::Instance().getGap().get_role(connection, current_role)) {
+        if (nRF5xn::Instance().getGap().get_role(connection, current_role) != BLE_ERROR_NONE) {
             return BLE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM;
         }
 
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF52/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF52/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.cpp
index 7894b367c7..49ea2de83d 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF52/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF52/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.cpp
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ ble_error_t nRF5xSecurityManager::cancel_pairing(
     // a pairing feature exchange from a central.
     if (!pairing_cb) {
         ::Gap::Role_t current_role;
-        if (!nRF5xn::Instance().getGap().get_role(connection, current_role)) {
+        if (nRF5xn::Instance().getGap().get_role(connection, current_role) != BLE_ERROR_NONE) {
             return BLE_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM;
         }