diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index c23c76ccef65aa1da973fd2869389a72774daacc..978762dc81bf2a8fa9d315ac21e37f4e0c5f9bad 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -2743,7 +2743,7 @@ transport_send_check_condition_and_sense(struct se_cmd *cmd,
 		/* ILLEGAL REQUEST */
 		buffer[SPC_SENSE_KEY_OFFSET] = ILLEGAL_REQUEST;
 		/* LOGICAL UNIT COMMUNICATION FAILURE */
-		buffer[SPC_ASC_KEY_OFFSET] = 0x80;
+		buffer[SPC_ASC_KEY_OFFSET] = 0x08;
 		break;
 	}
 	/*