diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c b/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c
index 388a922c8f6d..b3d8fd260374 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c
@@ -600,30 +600,11 @@ static int spc_emulate_inquiry(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	struct se_device *dev = cmd->se_dev;
 	struct se_portal_group *tpg = cmd->se_lun->lun_sep->sep_tpg;
-	unsigned char *buf, *map_buf;
+	unsigned char *rbuf;
 	unsigned char *cdb = cmd->t_task_cdb;
+	unsigned char buf[SE_INQUIRY_BUF];
 	int p, ret;
 
-	map_buf = transport_kmap_data_sg(cmd);
-	/*
-	 * If SCF_PASSTHROUGH_SG_TO_MEM_NOALLOC is not set, then we
-	 * know we actually allocated a full page.  Otherwise, if the
-	 * data buffer is too small, allocate a temporary buffer so we
-	 * don't have to worry about overruns in all our INQUIRY
-	 * emulation handling.
-	 */
-	if (cmd->data_length < SE_INQUIRY_BUF &&
-	    (cmd->se_cmd_flags & SCF_PASSTHROUGH_SG_TO_MEM_NOALLOC)) {
-		buf = kzalloc(SE_INQUIRY_BUF, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!buf) {
-			transport_kunmap_data_sg(cmd);
-			cmd->scsi_sense_reason = TCM_LOGICAL_UNIT_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE;
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-	} else {
-		buf = map_buf;
-	}
-
 	if (dev == tpg->tpg_virt_lun0.lun_se_dev)
 		buf[0] = 0x3f; /* Not connected */
 	else
@@ -655,11 +636,11 @@ static int spc_emulate_inquiry(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 
 out:
-	if (buf != map_buf) {
-		memcpy(map_buf, buf, cmd->data_length);
-		kfree(buf);
+	rbuf = transport_kmap_data_sg(cmd);
+	if (rbuf) {
+		memcpy(rbuf, buf, min_t(u32, sizeof(buf), cmd->data_length));
+		transport_kunmap_data_sg(cmd);
 	}
-	transport_kunmap_data_sg(cmd);
 
 	if (!ret)
 		target_complete_cmd(cmd, GOOD);