diff --git a/components/bt/host/bluedroid/stack/btm/btm_sec.c b/components/bt/host/bluedroid/stack/btm/btm_sec.c
index 0399ec0bdd9..698037a82fc 100644
--- a/components/bt/host/bluedroid/stack/btm/btm_sec.c
+++ b/components/bt/host/bluedroid/stack/btm/btm_sec.c
@@ -5453,9 +5453,11 @@ static BOOLEAN btm_sec_start_get_name (tBTM_SEC_DEV_REC *p_dev_rec)
 *******************************************************************************/
 static BOOLEAN btm_sec_start_authentication (tBTM_SEC_DEV_REC *p_dev_rec)
 {
-    p_dev_rec->sec_state = BTM_SEC_STATE_AUTHENTICATING;
-
-    return (btsnd_hcic_auth_request (p_dev_rec->hci_handle));
+    if (btsnd_hcic_auth_request (p_dev_rec->hci_handle)) {
+        p_dev_rec->sec_state = BTM_SEC_STATE_AUTHENTICATING;
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+    return FALSE;
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************