diff --git a/profiles/audio/avctp.c b/profiles/audio/avctp.c
index 29756f6..e48c257 100644
--- a/profiles/audio/avctp.c
+++ b/profiles/audio/avctp.c
@@ -1495,6 +1495,7 @@ struct avctp *avctp_connect(const bdaddr_t *src, const bdaddr_t *dst)
 	io = bt_io_connect(avctp_connect_cb, session, NULL, &err,
 				BT_IO_OPT_SOURCE_BDADDR, &session->server->src,
 				BT_IO_OPT_DEST_BDADDR, &session->dst,
+				BT_IO_OPT_SEC_LEVEL, BT_IO_SEC_MEDIUM,
 				BT_IO_OPT_PSM, AVCTP_CONTROL_PSM,
 				BT_IO_OPT_INVALID);
 	if (err) {
@@ -1524,6 +1525,7 @@ int avctp_connect_browsing(struct avctp *session)
 	io = bt_io_connect(avctp_connect_browsing_cb, session, NULL, &err,
 				BT_IO_OPT_SOURCE_BDADDR, &session->server->src,
 				BT_IO_OPT_DEST_BDADDR, &session->dst,
+				BT_IO_OPT_SEC_LEVEL, BT_IO_SEC_MEDIUM,
 				BT_IO_OPT_PSM, AVCTP_BROWSING_PSM,
 				BT_IO_OPT_MODE, L2CAP_MODE_ERTM,
 				BT_IO_OPT_INVALID);