diff --git a/net/bluetooth/smp.c b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
index 8339d6b..78eeb8b 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/smp.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
 	 * Confirms and the slave Enters the passkey.
 	 */
 	if (method == OVERLAP) {
-		if (test_bit(HCI_CONN_MASTER, &hcon->flags))
+		if (hcon->role == HCI_ROLE_MASTER)
 			method = CFM_PASSKEY;
 		else
 			method = REQ_PASSKEY;
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@
 	if (skb->len < sizeof(*req))
 		return SMP_INVALID_PARAMS;
 
-	if (test_bit(HCI_CONN_MASTER, &conn->hcon->flags))
+	if (conn->hcon->role != HCI_ROLE_SLAVE)
 		return SMP_CMD_NOTSUPP;
 
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(HCI_CONN_LE_SMP_PEND, &conn->hcon->flags))
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@
 	if (skb->len < sizeof(*rsp))
 		return SMP_INVALID_PARAMS;
 
-	if (!test_bit(HCI_CONN_MASTER, &conn->hcon->flags))
+	if (conn->hcon->role != HCI_ROLE_MASTER)
 		return SMP_CMD_NOTSUPP;
 
 	skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*rsp));
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@
 	if (skb->len < sizeof(*rp))
 		return SMP_INVALID_PARAMS;
 
-	if (!test_bit(HCI_CONN_MASTER, &conn->hcon->flags))
+	if (hcon->role != HCI_ROLE_MASTER)
 		return SMP_CMD_NOTSUPP;
 
 	sec_level = authreq_to_seclevel(rp->auth_req);
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@
 	if (sec_level > hcon->pending_sec_level)
 		hcon->pending_sec_level = sec_level;
 
-	if (test_bit(HCI_CONN_MASTER, &hcon->flags))
+	if (hcon->role == HCI_ROLE_MASTER)
 		if (smp_ltk_encrypt(conn, hcon->pending_sec_level))
 			return 0;
 
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@
 	    hcon->pending_sec_level > BT_SECURITY_MEDIUM)
 		authreq |= SMP_AUTH_MITM;
 
-	if (test_bit(HCI_CONN_MASTER, &hcon->flags)) {
+	if (hcon->role == HCI_ROLE_MASTER) {
 		struct smp_cmd_pairing cp;
 
 		build_pairing_cmd(conn, &cp, NULL, authreq);