diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 289bc0f125f9..2869fb7d2c05 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -4451,8 +4451,8 @@ int transport_send_check_condition_and_sense(
 		/* CURRENT ERROR */
 		buffer[offset] = 0x70;
 		buffer[offset+SPC_ADD_SENSE_LEN_OFFSET] = 10;
-		/* ABORTED COMMAND */
-		buffer[offset+SPC_SENSE_KEY_OFFSET] = ABORTED_COMMAND;
+		/* ILLEGAL REQUEST */
+		buffer[offset+SPC_SENSE_KEY_OFFSET] = ILLEGAL_REQUEST;
 		/* INVALID FIELD IN CDB */
 		buffer[offset+SPC_ASC_KEY_OFFSET] = 0x24;
 		break;
@@ -4460,8 +4460,8 @@ int transport_send_check_condition_and_sense(
 		/* CURRENT ERROR */
 		buffer[offset] = 0x70;
 		buffer[offset+SPC_ADD_SENSE_LEN_OFFSET] = 10;
-		/* ABORTED COMMAND */
-		buffer[offset+SPC_SENSE_KEY_OFFSET] = ABORTED_COMMAND;
+		/* ILLEGAL REQUEST */
+		buffer[offset+SPC_SENSE_KEY_OFFSET] = ILLEGAL_REQUEST;
 		/* INVALID FIELD IN PARAMETER LIST */
 		buffer[offset+SPC_ASC_KEY_OFFSET] = 0x26;
 		break;