diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericSecurityManager.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericSecurityManager.cpp
index 0e4a500fe5..cb009721a4 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericSecurityManager.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericSecurityManager.cpp
@@ -863,6 +863,8 @@ void GenericSecurityManager::on_pairing_request(
 
     if (_pairing_authorisation_required) {
         eventHandler->pairingRequest(connection);
+    } else {
+        acceptPairingRequest(connection);
     }
 }