diff --git a/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble b/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble
index f9adf083d8..8c93324990 160000
--- a/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble
+++ b/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f9adf083d8d3c81c86ae1094d0d4450862fa4b04
+Subproject commit 8c93324990e26af4ae7f80118adf895dd1b0e3e5
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/nimble/bleprph/main/main.c b/examples/bluetooth/nimble/bleprph/main/main.c
index e91811dce0..d86364c41c 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/nimble/bleprph/main/main.c
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/nimble/bleprph/main/main.c
@@ -393,6 +393,16 @@ bleprph_gap_event(struct ble_gap_event *event, void *arg)
         }
         return 0;
 
+    case BLE_GAP_EVENT_AUTHORIZE:
+        MODLOG_DFLT(INFO, "authorize event: conn_handle=%d attr_handle=%d is_read=%d",
+                    event->authorize.conn_handle,
+                    event->authorize.attr_handle,
+                    event->authorize.is_read);
+
+        /* The default behaviour for the event is to reject authorize request */
+        event->authorize.out_response = BLE_GAP_AUTHORIZE_REJECT;
+        return 0;
+
 #if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_POWER_CONTROL)
     case BLE_GAP_EVENT_TRANSMIT_POWER:
         MODLOG_DFLT(INFO, "Transmit power event : status=%d conn_handle=%d reason=%d "