diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalSecurityManager.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalSecurityManager.h
index d7a0a21cd9..850e50f3d0 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalSecurityManager.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalSecurityManager.h
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ private:
     passkey_num_t _default_passkey;
     bool _lesc_keys_generated;
     uint8_t _public_key_x[SEC_ECC_KEY_LEN];
+    irk_t _irk;
 };
 
 } // cordio
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioPalSecurityManager.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioPalSecurityManager.cpp
index e121906101..538d39e23f 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioPalSecurityManager.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioPalSecurityManager.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ ble_error_t CordioSecurityManager::set_ltk_not_found(
 
 ble_error_t CordioSecurityManager::set_irk(const irk_t& irk)
 {
-    DmSecSetLocalIrk(const_cast<uint8_t*>(irk.data()));
+    _irk = irk;
+    DmSecSetLocalIrk(_irk.data());
     return BLE_ERROR_NONE;
 }