diff --git a/plugins/sixaxis.c b/plugins/sixaxis.c
index 3e69f1d..ea160c6 100644
--- a/plugins/sixaxis.c
+++ b/plugins/sixaxis.c
@@ -296,10 +296,13 @@ static void agent_auth_cb(DBusError *derr, void *user_data)
 	remove_device = false;
 	btd_device_set_temporary(closure->device, false);
 
-	if (closure->type == CABLE_PAIRING_SIXAXIS)
+	if (closure->type == CABLE_PAIRING_SIXAXIS) {
 		btd_device_set_record(closure->device, HID_UUID,
 						 SIXAXIS_HID_SDP_RECORD);
 
+		device_set_cable_pairing(closure->device, true);
+	}
+
 	ba2str(&closure->bdaddr, device_addr);
 	ba2str(&central_bdaddr, central_addr);
 	ba2str(adapter_bdaddr, adapter_addr);