diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/shell/l2cap.c b/subsys/bluetooth/shell/l2cap.c
index e92ef6e86e4..0a7a47a9699 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/shell/l2cap.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/shell/l2cap.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ SHELL_STATIC_SUBCMD_SET_CREATE(whitelist_cmds,
 );
 
 SHELL_STATIC_SUBCMD_SET_CREATE(l2cap_cmds,
-	SHELL_CMD_ARG(connect, NULL, "<psm>", cmd_connect, 1, 0),
+	SHELL_CMD_ARG(connect, NULL, "<psm>", cmd_connect, 2, 0),
 	SHELL_CMD_ARG(disconnect, NULL, HELP_NONE, cmd_disconnect, 1, 0),
 	SHELL_CMD_ARG(metrics, NULL, "<value on, off>", cmd_metrics, 2, 0),
 	SHELL_CMD_ARG(recv, NULL, "[delay (in miliseconds)", cmd_recv, 1, 1),