diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 96887ae8375b..79d84b88b8f0 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ struct hci_conn *hci_conn_add(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type, bdaddr_t *dst,
 	conn->io_capability = hdev->io_capability;
 	conn->remote_auth = 0xff;
 	conn->key_type = 0xff;
+	conn->rssi = HCI_RSSI_INVALID;
 	conn->tx_power = HCI_TX_POWER_INVALID;
 	conn->max_tx_power = HCI_TX_POWER_INVALID;