diff --git a/input/device.c b/input/device.c
index 922dc98..e047009 100644
--- a/input/device.c
+++ b/input/device.c
@@ -886,6 +886,7 @@ static void control_connect_cb(GIOChannel *chan, GError *conn_err,
 				BT_IO_OPT_SOURCE_BDADDR, &idev->src,
 				BT_IO_OPT_DEST_BDADDR, &idev->dst,
 				BT_IO_OPT_PSM, L2CAP_PSM_HIDP_INTR,
+				BT_IO_OPT_SEC_LEVEL, BT_IO_SEC_LOW,
 				BT_IO_OPT_INVALID);
 	if (!io) {
 		error("%s", err->message);
@@ -964,6 +965,7 @@ static DBusMessage *input_device_connect(DBusConnection *conn,
 					BT_IO_OPT_SOURCE_BDADDR, &idev->src,
 					BT_IO_OPT_DEST_BDADDR, &idev->dst,
 					BT_IO_OPT_PSM, L2CAP_PSM_HIDP_CTRL,
+					BT_IO_OPT_SEC_LEVEL, BT_IO_SEC_LOW,
 					BT_IO_OPT_INVALID);
 		iconn->ctrl_io = io;
 	}
diff --git a/input/server.c b/input/server.c
index 93ceea6..7eddf93 100644
--- a/input/server.c
+++ b/input/server.c
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ int server_start(const bdaddr_t *src)
 				server, NULL, &err,
 				BT_IO_OPT_SOURCE_BDADDR, src,
 				BT_IO_OPT_PSM, L2CAP_PSM_HIDP_CTRL,
+				BT_IO_OPT_SEC_LEVEL, BT_IO_SEC_LOW,
 				BT_IO_OPT_INVALID);
 	if (!server->ctrl) {
 		error("Failed to listen on control channel");
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ int server_start(const bdaddr_t *src)
 				server, NULL, &err,
 				BT_IO_OPT_SOURCE_BDADDR, src,
 				BT_IO_OPT_PSM, L2CAP_PSM_HIDP_INTR,
+				BT_IO_OPT_SEC_LEVEL, BT_IO_SEC_LOW,
 				BT_IO_OPT_INVALID);
 	if (!server->intr) {
 		error("Failed to listen on interrupt channel");