diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c b/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c
index 43c5ca9878bc..3bebc71ea033 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ check_scsi_name:
 		padding = ((-scsi_target_len) & 3);
 		if (padding)
 			scsi_target_len += padding;
-		if (scsi_name_len > 256)
-			scsi_name_len = 256;
+		if (scsi_target_len > 256)
+			scsi_target_len = 256;
 
 		buf[off-1] = scsi_target_len;
 		off += scsi_target_len;