diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
index 6fb82f1abe5c8049d0924a3567f27edfe8dec4fb..2e4d655471bc0f994c5d24df4b0c43f61fefac34 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
@@ -1226,24 +1226,18 @@ static struct se_lun *core_dev_get_lun(struct se_portal_group *tpg, u32 unpacked
 
 struct se_lun_acl *core_dev_init_initiator_node_lun_acl(
 	struct se_portal_group *tpg,
+	struct se_node_acl *nacl,
 	u32 mapped_lun,
-	char *initiatorname,
 	int *ret)
 {
 	struct se_lun_acl *lacl;
-	struct se_node_acl *nacl;
 
-	if (strlen(initiatorname) >= TRANSPORT_IQN_LEN) {
+	if (strlen(nacl->initiatorname) >= TRANSPORT_IQN_LEN) {
 		pr_err("%s InitiatorName exceeds maximum size.\n",
 			tpg->se_tpg_tfo->get_fabric_name());
 		*ret = -EOVERFLOW;
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	nacl = core_tpg_get_initiator_node_acl(tpg, initiatorname);
-	if (!nacl) {
-		*ret = -EINVAL;
-		return NULL;
-	}
 	lacl = kzalloc(sizeof(struct se_lun_acl), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!lacl) {
 		pr_err("Unable to allocate memory for struct se_lun_acl.\n");
@@ -1254,7 +1248,8 @@ struct se_lun_acl *core_dev_init_initiator_node_lun_acl(
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lacl->lacl_list);
 	lacl->mapped_lun = mapped_lun;
 	lacl->se_lun_nacl = nacl;
-	snprintf(lacl->initiatorname, TRANSPORT_IQN_LEN, "%s", initiatorname);
+	snprintf(lacl->initiatorname, TRANSPORT_IQN_LEN, "%s",
+		 nacl->initiatorname);
 
 	return lacl;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
index c57bbbc7a7d10c428d750f577a381cd2689291b3..b932653358ddeaca8e21457494740488ff242371 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ static struct config_group *target_fabric_make_mappedlun(
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	lacl = core_dev_init_initiator_node_lun_acl(se_tpg, mapped_lun,
-			config_item_name(acl_ci), &ret);
+	lacl = core_dev_init_initiator_node_lun_acl(se_tpg, se_nacl,
+			mapped_lun, &ret);
 	if (!lacl) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_internal.h b/drivers/target/target_core_internal.h
index fdc51f8301a1383b87fd5dcec61d23ac3061bab4..853bab60e362ebd8371f50d7a52504ec25fb9fa4 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_internal.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct se_lun *core_dev_add_lun(struct se_portal_group *, struct se_device *, u3
 int	core_dev_del_lun(struct se_portal_group *, u32);
 struct se_lun *core_get_lun_from_tpg(struct se_portal_group *, u32);
 struct se_lun_acl *core_dev_init_initiator_node_lun_acl(struct se_portal_group *,
-		u32, char *, int *);
+		struct se_node_acl *, u32, int *);
 int	core_dev_add_initiator_node_lun_acl(struct se_portal_group *,
 		struct se_lun_acl *, u32, u32);
 int	core_dev_del_initiator_node_lun_acl(struct se_portal_group *,
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c b/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
index 5192ac0337f736b150d7459847e38d8838e55c4c..9169d6a5d7e4bff83f2aec0ecfc84c8667f9bab6 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
@@ -111,16 +111,10 @@ struct se_node_acl *core_tpg_get_initiator_node_acl(
 	struct se_node_acl *acl;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&tpg->acl_node_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(acl, &tpg->acl_node_list, acl_list) {
-		if (!strcmp(acl->initiatorname, initiatorname) &&
-		    !acl->dynamic_node_acl) {
-			spin_unlock_irq(&tpg->acl_node_lock);
-			return acl;
-		}
-	}
+	acl = __core_tpg_get_initiator_node_acl(tpg, initiatorname);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&tpg->acl_node_lock);
 
-	return NULL;
+	return acl;
 }
 
 /*	core_tpg_add_node_to_devs():