diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c b/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
index ec204f7ef126289ae15651a4fb08a6b4cedbed9b..f2d73dd4f9a34a1af9006412c2817b5897fa5451 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static sense_reason_t
 sbc_emulate_readcapacity_16(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	struct se_device *dev = cmd->se_dev;
+	struct se_session *sess = cmd->se_sess;
 	unsigned char *rbuf;
 	unsigned char buf[32];
 	unsigned long long blocks = dev->transport->get_blocks(dev);
@@ -109,8 +110,10 @@ sbc_emulate_readcapacity_16(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 	/*
 	 * Set P_TYPE and PROT_EN bits for DIF support
 	 */
-	if (dev->dev_attrib.pi_prot_type)
-		buf[12] = (dev->dev_attrib.pi_prot_type - 1) << 1 | 0x1;
+	if (sess->sup_prot_ops & (TARGET_PROT_DIN_PASS | TARGET_PROT_DOUT_PASS)) {
+		if (dev->dev_attrib.pi_prot_type)
+			buf[12] = (dev->dev_attrib.pi_prot_type - 1) << 1 | 0x1;
+	}
 
 	if (dev->transport->get_lbppbe)
 		buf[13] = dev->transport->get_lbppbe(dev) & 0x0f;