diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 15d1cb5aee18d..034a5ec746248 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -1272,8 +1272,13 @@ int hci_conn_check_link_mode(struct hci_conn *conn)
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (hci_conn_ssp_enabled(conn) &&
-	    !test_bit(HCI_CONN_ENCRYPT, &conn->flags))
+	/* If Secure Simple Pairing is not enabled, then legacy connection
+	 * setup is used and no encryption or key sizes can be enforced.
+	 */
+	if (!hci_conn_ssp_enabled(conn))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (!test_bit(HCI_CONN_ENCRYPT, &conn->flags))
 		return 0;
 
 	return 1;