diff --git a/src/ble/sm.c b/src/ble/sm.c
index 138ab4234..54f97a70b 100644
--- a/src/ble/sm.c
+++ b/src/ble/sm.c
@@ -648,6 +648,8 @@ static void sm_pairing_complete(sm_connection_t * sm_conn, uint8_t status, uint8
 
     if (!sm_conn->sm_pairing_active) return;
 
+    sm_conn->sm_pairing_active = false;
+
     uint8_t event[13];
     sm_setup_event_base(event, sizeof(event), SM_EVENT_PAIRING_COMPLETE, sm_conn->sm_handle, setup->sm_peer_addr_type, setup->sm_peer_address);
     event[11] = status;