diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index c87f8f94083d..29398293d501 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ int l2cap_chan_connect(struct l2cap_chan *chan, __le16 psm, u16 cid,
 
 	auth_type = l2cap_get_auth_type(chan);
 
-	if (chan->dcid == L2CAP_CID_ATT)
+	if (bdaddr_type_is_le(dst_type))
 		hcon = hci_connect(hdev, LE_LINK, dst, dst_type,
 				   chan->sec_level, auth_type);
 	else