diff --git a/components/bt/host/bluedroid/api/esp_gap_ble_api.c b/components/bt/host/bluedroid/api/esp_gap_ble_api.c
index 306817b12ec..5283f4d88e7 100644
--- a/components/bt/host/bluedroid/api/esp_gap_ble_api.c
+++ b/components/bt/host/bluedroid/api/esp_gap_ble_api.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_ble_gap_add_device_to_resolving_list(esp_bd_addr_t peer_addr, uint
 {
     ESP_BLUEDROID_STATUS_CHECK(ESP_BLUEDROID_STATUS_ENABLED);
 
-    if (addr_type > BLE_ADDR_TYPE_RANDOM ||!peer_addr || (addr_type && ((peer_addr[0] & 0xC0) != 0xC0))) {
+    if (addr_type > BLE_ADDR_TYPE_RANDOM || !peer_addr || !peer_irk || (addr_type && ((peer_addr[0] & 0xC0) != 0xC0))) {
         return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
     }