diff --git a/net/bluetooth/smp.c b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
index f1a9fc0012f0..56f7f041c9a6 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/smp.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ static int tk_request(struct l2cap_conn *conn, u8 remote_oob, u8 auth,
 	 * Confirms and the responder Enters the passkey.
 	 */
 	if (smp->method == OVERLAP) {
-		if (hcon->role == HCI_ROLE_MASTER)
+		if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags))
 			smp->method = CFM_PASSKEY;
 		else
 			smp->method = REQ_PASSKEY;
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ static u8 smp_confirm(struct smp_chan *smp)
 
 	smp_send_cmd(smp->conn, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_CONFIRM, sizeof(cp), &cp);
 
-	if (conn->hcon->out)
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags))
 		SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_CONFIRM);
 	else
 		SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM);
@@ -981,7 +981,8 @@ static u8 smp_random(struct smp_chan *smp)
 	int ret;
 
 	bt_dev_dbg(conn->hcon->hdev, "conn %p %s", conn,
-		   conn->hcon->out ? "initiator" : "responder");
+		   test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags) ? "initiator" :
+		   "responder");
 
 	ret = smp_c1(smp->tk, smp->rrnd, smp->preq, smp->prsp,
 		     hcon->init_addr_type, &hcon->init_addr,
@@ -995,7 +996,7 @@ static u8 smp_random(struct smp_chan *smp)
 		return SMP_CONFIRM_FAILED;
 	}
 
-	if (hcon->out) {
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		u8 stk[16];
 		__le64 rand = 0;
 		__le16 ediv = 0;
@@ -1250,14 +1251,15 @@ static void smp_distribute_keys(struct smp_chan *smp)
 	rsp = (void *) &smp->prsp[1];
 
 	/* The responder sends its keys first */
-	if (hcon->out && (smp->remote_key_dist & KEY_DIST_MASK)) {
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags) &&
+	    (smp->remote_key_dist & KEY_DIST_MASK)) {
 		smp_allow_key_dist(smp);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	req = (void *) &smp->preq[1];
 
-	if (hcon->out) {
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		keydist = &rsp->init_key_dist;
 		*keydist &= req->init_key_dist;
 	} else {
@@ -1426,7 +1428,7 @@ static int sc_mackey_and_ltk(struct smp_chan *smp, u8 mackey[16], u8 ltk[16])
 	struct hci_conn *hcon = smp->conn->hcon;
 	u8 *na, *nb, a[7], b[7];
 
-	if (hcon->out) {
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		na   = smp->prnd;
 		nb   = smp->rrnd;
 	} else {
@@ -1454,7 +1456,7 @@ static void sc_dhkey_check(struct smp_chan *smp)
 	a[6] = hcon->init_addr_type;
 	b[6] = hcon->resp_addr_type;
 
-	if (hcon->out) {
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		local_addr = a;
 		remote_addr = b;
 		memcpy(io_cap, &smp->preq[1], 3);
@@ -1533,7 +1535,7 @@ static u8 sc_passkey_round(struct smp_chan *smp, u8 smp_op)
 		/* The round is only complete when the initiator
 		 * receives pairing random.
 		 */
-		if (!hcon->out) {
+		if (!test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 			smp_send_cmd(conn, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM,
 				     sizeof(smp->prnd), smp->prnd);
 			if (smp->passkey_round == 20)
@@ -1561,7 +1563,7 @@ static u8 sc_passkey_round(struct smp_chan *smp, u8 smp_op)
 
 		SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM);
 
-		if (hcon->out) {
+		if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 			smp_send_cmd(conn, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM,
 				     sizeof(smp->prnd), smp->prnd);
 			return 0;
@@ -1572,7 +1574,7 @@ static u8 sc_passkey_round(struct smp_chan *smp, u8 smp_op)
 	case SMP_CMD_PUBLIC_KEY:
 	default:
 		/* Initiating device starts the round */
-		if (!hcon->out)
+		if (!test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags))
 			return 0;
 
 		bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "Starting passkey round %u",
@@ -1617,7 +1619,7 @@ static int sc_user_reply(struct smp_chan *smp, u16 mgmt_op, __le32 passkey)
 	}
 
 	/* Initiator sends DHKey check first */
-	if (hcon->out) {
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		sc_dhkey_check(smp);
 		SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_DHKEY_CHECK);
 	} else if (test_and_clear_bit(SMP_FLAG_DHKEY_PENDING, &smp->flags)) {
@@ -1740,7 +1742,7 @@ static u8 smp_cmd_pairing_req(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct smp_cmd_pairing rsp, *req = (void *) skb->data;
 	struct l2cap_chan *chan = conn->smp;
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = conn->hcon->hdev;
-	struct smp_chan *smp;
+	struct smp_chan *smp = chan->data;
 	u8 key_size, auth, sec_level;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1749,16 +1751,14 @@ static u8 smp_cmd_pairing_req(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (skb->len < sizeof(*req))
 		return SMP_INVALID_PARAMS;
 
-	if (conn->hcon->role != HCI_ROLE_SLAVE)
+	if (smp && test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags))
 		return SMP_CMD_NOTSUPP;
 
-	if (!chan->data)
+	if (!smp) {
 		smp = smp_chan_create(conn);
-	else
-		smp = chan->data;
-
-	if (!smp)
-		return SMP_UNSPECIFIED;
+		if (!smp)
+			return SMP_UNSPECIFIED;
+	}
 
 	/* We didn't start the pairing, so match remote */
 	auth = req->auth_req & AUTH_REQ_MASK(hdev);
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ static u8 smp_cmd_pairing_rsp(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (skb->len < sizeof(*rsp))
 		return SMP_INVALID_PARAMS;
 
-	if (conn->hcon->role != HCI_ROLE_MASTER)
+	if (!test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags))
 		return SMP_CMD_NOTSUPP;
 
 	skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*rsp));
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ static u8 sc_check_confirm(struct smp_chan *smp)
 	if (smp->method == REQ_PASSKEY || smp->method == DSP_PASSKEY)
 		return sc_passkey_round(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_CONFIRM);
 
-	if (conn->hcon->out) {
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		smp_send_cmd(conn, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM, sizeof(smp->prnd),
 			     smp->prnd);
 		SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM);
@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ static int fixup_sc_false_positive(struct smp_chan *smp)
 	u8 auth;
 
 	/* The issue is only observed when we're in responder role */
-	if (hcon->out)
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags))
 		return SMP_UNSPECIFIED;
 
 	if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_SC_ONLY)) {
@@ -2093,7 +2093,8 @@ static u8 smp_cmd_pairing_confirm(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = hcon->hdev;
 
 	bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "conn %p %s", conn,
-		   hcon->out ? "initiator" : "responder");
+		   test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags) ? "initiator" :
+		   "responder");
 
 	if (skb->len < sizeof(smp->pcnf))
 		return SMP_INVALID_PARAMS;
@@ -2115,7 +2116,7 @@ static u8 smp_cmd_pairing_confirm(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (conn->hcon->out) {
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		smp_send_cmd(conn, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM, sizeof(smp->prnd),
 			     smp->prnd);
 		SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM);
@@ -2150,7 +2151,7 @@ static u8 smp_cmd_pairing_random(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (!test_bit(SMP_FLAG_SC, &smp->flags))
 		return smp_random(smp);
 
-	if (hcon->out) {
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		pkax = smp->local_pk;
 		pkbx = smp->remote_pk;
 		na   = smp->prnd;
@@ -2163,7 +2164,7 @@ static u8 smp_cmd_pairing_random(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 
 	if (smp->method == REQ_OOB) {
-		if (!hcon->out)
+		if (!test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags))
 			smp_send_cmd(conn, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM,
 				     sizeof(smp->prnd), smp->prnd);
 		SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_DHKEY_CHECK);
@@ -2174,7 +2175,7 @@ static u8 smp_cmd_pairing_random(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (smp->method == REQ_PASSKEY || smp->method == DSP_PASSKEY)
 		return sc_passkey_round(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM);
 
-	if (hcon->out) {
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		u8 cfm[16];
 
 		err = smp_f4(smp->tfm_cmac, smp->remote_pk, smp->local_pk,
@@ -2215,7 +2216,7 @@ static u8 smp_cmd_pairing_random(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return SMP_UNSPECIFIED;
 
 	if (smp->method == REQ_OOB) {
-		if (hcon->out) {
+		if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 			sc_dhkey_check(smp);
 			SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_DHKEY_CHECK);
 		}
@@ -2289,10 +2290,27 @@ bool smp_sufficient_security(struct hci_conn *hcon, u8 sec_level,
 	return false;
 }
 
+static void smp_send_pairing_req(struct smp_chan *smp, __u8 auth)
+{
+	struct smp_cmd_pairing cp;
+
+	if (smp->conn->hcon->type == ACL_LINK)
+		build_bredr_pairing_cmd(smp, &cp, NULL);
+	else
+		build_pairing_cmd(smp->conn, &cp, NULL, auth);
+
+	smp->preq[0] = SMP_CMD_PAIRING_REQ;
+	memcpy(&smp->preq[1], &cp, sizeof(cp));
+
+	smp_send_cmd(smp->conn, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_REQ, sizeof(cp), &cp);
+	SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RSP);
+
+	set_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags);
+}
+
 static u8 smp_cmd_security_req(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct smp_cmd_security_req *rp = (void *) skb->data;
-	struct smp_cmd_pairing cp;
 	struct hci_conn *hcon = conn->hcon;
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = hcon->hdev;
 	struct smp_chan *smp;
@@ -2341,18 +2359,22 @@ static u8 smp_cmd_security_req(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*rp));
 
-	memset(&cp, 0, sizeof(cp));
-	build_pairing_cmd(conn, &cp, NULL, auth);
-
-	smp->preq[0] = SMP_CMD_PAIRING_REQ;
-	memcpy(&smp->preq[1], &cp, sizeof(cp));
-
-	smp_send_cmd(conn, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_REQ, sizeof(cp), &cp);
-	SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RSP);
+	smp_send_pairing_req(smp, auth);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void smp_send_security_req(struct smp_chan *smp, __u8 auth)
+{
+	struct smp_cmd_security_req cp;
+
+	cp.auth_req = auth;
+	smp_send_cmd(smp->conn, SMP_CMD_SECURITY_REQ, sizeof(cp), &cp);
+	SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_REQ);
+
+	clear_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags);
+}
+
 int smp_conn_security(struct hci_conn *hcon, __u8 sec_level)
 {
 	struct l2cap_conn *conn = hcon->l2cap_data;
@@ -2421,23 +2443,11 @@ int smp_conn_security(struct hci_conn *hcon, __u8 sec_level)
 			authreq |= SMP_AUTH_MITM;
 	}
 
-	if (hcon->role == HCI_ROLE_MASTER) {
-		struct smp_cmd_pairing cp;
+	if (hcon->role == HCI_ROLE_MASTER)
+		smp_send_pairing_req(smp, authreq);
+	else
+		smp_send_security_req(smp, authreq);
 
-		build_pairing_cmd(conn, &cp, NULL, authreq);
-		smp->preq[0] = SMP_CMD_PAIRING_REQ;
-		memcpy(&smp->preq[1], &cp, sizeof(cp));
-
-		smp_send_cmd(conn, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_REQ, sizeof(cp), &cp);
-		SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RSP);
-	} else {
-		struct smp_cmd_security_req cp;
-		cp.auth_req = authreq;
-		smp_send_cmd(conn, SMP_CMD_SECURITY_REQ, sizeof(cp), &cp);
-		SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_REQ);
-	}
-
-	set_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags);
 	ret = 0;
 
 unlock:
@@ -2688,8 +2698,6 @@ static int smp_cmd_sign_info(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 static u8 sc_select_method(struct smp_chan *smp)
 {
-	struct l2cap_conn *conn = smp->conn;
-	struct hci_conn *hcon = conn->hcon;
 	struct smp_cmd_pairing *local, *remote;
 	u8 local_mitm, remote_mitm, local_io, remote_io, method;
 
@@ -2702,7 +2710,7 @@ static u8 sc_select_method(struct smp_chan *smp)
 	 * the "struct smp_cmd_pairing" from them we need to skip the
 	 * first byte which contains the opcode.
 	 */
-	if (hcon->out) {
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		local = (void *) &smp->preq[1];
 		remote = (void *) &smp->prsp[1];
 	} else {
@@ -2771,7 +2779,7 @@ static int smp_cmd_public_key(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* Non-initiating device sends its public key after receiving
 	 * the key from the initiating device.
 	 */
-	if (!hcon->out) {
+	if (!test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		err = sc_send_public_key(smp);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
@@ -2833,7 +2841,7 @@ static int smp_cmd_public_key(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 
 	if (smp->method == REQ_OOB) {
-		if (hcon->out)
+		if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags))
 			smp_send_cmd(conn, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RANDOM,
 				     sizeof(smp->prnd), smp->prnd);
 
@@ -2842,7 +2850,7 @@ static int smp_cmd_public_key(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (hcon->out)
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags))
 		SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_CONFIRM);
 
 	if (smp->method == REQ_PASSKEY) {
@@ -2857,7 +2865,7 @@ static int smp_cmd_public_key(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* The Initiating device waits for the non-initiating device to
 	 * send the confirm value.
 	 */
-	if (conn->hcon->out)
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags))
 		return 0;
 
 	err = smp_f4(smp->tfm_cmac, smp->local_pk, smp->remote_pk, smp->prnd,
@@ -2891,7 +2899,7 @@ static int smp_cmd_dhkey_check(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	a[6] = hcon->init_addr_type;
 	b[6] = hcon->resp_addr_type;
 
-	if (hcon->out) {
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		local_addr = a;
 		remote_addr = b;
 		memcpy(io_cap, &smp->prsp[1], 3);
@@ -2916,7 +2924,7 @@ static int smp_cmd_dhkey_check(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (crypto_memneq(check->e, e, 16))
 		return SMP_DHKEY_CHECK_FAILED;
 
-	if (!hcon->out) {
+	if (!test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_WAIT_USER, &smp->flags)) {
 			set_bit(SMP_FLAG_DHKEY_PENDING, &smp->flags);
 			return 0;
@@ -2928,7 +2936,7 @@ static int smp_cmd_dhkey_check(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	sc_add_ltk(smp);
 
-	if (hcon->out) {
+	if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_INITIATOR, &smp->flags)) {
 		hci_le_start_enc(hcon, 0, 0, smp->tk, smp->enc_key_size);
 		hcon->enc_key_size = smp->enc_key_size;
 	}
@@ -3077,7 +3085,6 @@ static void bredr_pairing(struct l2cap_chan *chan)
 	struct l2cap_conn *conn = chan->conn;
 	struct hci_conn *hcon = conn->hcon;
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = hcon->hdev;
-	struct smp_cmd_pairing req;
 	struct smp_chan *smp;
 
 	bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "chan %p", chan);
@@ -3129,14 +3136,7 @@ static void bredr_pairing(struct l2cap_chan *chan)
 
 	bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "starting SMP over BR/EDR");
 
-	/* Prepare and send the BR/EDR SMP Pairing Request */
-	build_bredr_pairing_cmd(smp, &req, NULL);
-
-	smp->preq[0] = SMP_CMD_PAIRING_REQ;
-	memcpy(&smp->preq[1], &req, sizeof(req));
-
-	smp_send_cmd(conn, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_REQ, sizeof(req), &req);
-	SMP_ALLOW_CMD(smp, SMP_CMD_PAIRING_RSP);
+	smp_send_pairing_req(smp, 0x00);
 }
 
 static void smp_resume_cb(struct l2cap_chan *chan)
