diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalSecurityManager.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalSecurityManager.h
index 6d17cafad3..4810353e41 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalSecurityManager.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalSecurityManager.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
      * @see ::ble::pal::SecurityManager::get_secure_connections_support
      */
     virtual ble_error_t get_secure_connections_support(
-        bool &enabled, bool &secure_connections_only
+        bool &enabled
     );
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioPalSecurityManager.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioPalSecurityManager.cpp
index d03737bb1b..3185103731 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioPalSecurityManager.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioPalSecurityManager.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ ble_error_t CordioSecurityManager::set_secure_connections_support(
 }
 
 ble_error_t CordioSecurityManager::get_secure_connections_support(
-    bool &enabled, bool &secure_connections_only
+    bool &enabled
 ) {
     return BLE_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
 }
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.cpp
index 121ad6ecd2..65e14472c7 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ ble_error_t nRF5xSecurityManager::set_secure_connections_support(
 }
 
 ble_error_t nRF5xSecurityManager::get_secure_connections_support(
-    bool &enabled, bool &secure_connections_only
+    bool &enabled
 ) {
     return BLE_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
 }
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ nRF5xSecurityManager& nRF5xSecurityManager::get_security_manager()
 
 bool nRF5xSecurityManager::sm_handler()
 {
-
+    return false;
 }
 
 } // nordic
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.h
index 61dcb6efeb..d534d0b44f 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5xPalSecurityManager.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
      * @see ::ble::pal::SecurityManager::get_secure_connections_support
      */
     virtual ble_error_t get_secure_connections_support(
-        bool &enabled, bool &secure_connections_only
+        bool &enabled
     );
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////