diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 05d29201b730..cf9834f958c9 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -1524,6 +1524,7 @@ target_cmd_init_cdb(struct se_cmd *cmd, unsigned char *cdb, gfp_t gfp)
 	if (scsi_command_size(cdb) > sizeof(cmd->__t_task_cdb)) {
 		cmd->t_task_cdb = kzalloc(scsi_command_size(cdb), gfp);
 		if (!cmd->t_task_cdb) {
+			cmd->t_task_cdb = &cmd->__t_task_cdb[0];
 			pr_err("Unable to allocate cmd->t_task_cdb"
 				" %u > sizeof(cmd->__t_task_cdb): %lu ops\n",
 				scsi_command_size(cdb),