diff --git a/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/SecurityManagerImpl.cpp b/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/SecurityManagerImpl.cpp
index 57112de5b8..8da87324e8 100644
--- a/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/SecurityManagerImpl.cpp
+++ b/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/SecurityManagerImpl.cpp
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ ble_error_t SecurityManager::init_signing()
     sign_count_t local_sign_counter = _db->get_local_sign_counter();
 
     csrk_t csrk;
-    if (!pcsrk) {
+    if (!pcsrk || *pcsrk == csrk_t{}) {
         ble_error_t ret = get_random_data(csrk.data(), csrk.size());
         if (ret != BLE_ERROR_NONE) {
             return ret;