diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi_tgt/ibmvscsi_tgt.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi_tgt/ibmvscsi_tgt.c
index 61f682800765..e2af90b6da39 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi_tgt/ibmvscsi_tgt.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi_tgt/ibmvscsi_tgt.c
@@ -3757,9 +3757,8 @@ static int ibmvscsis_queue_data_in(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 		dev_err(&vscsi->dev, "srp_transfer_data failed: %d\n", rc);
 		se_cmd->scsi_sense_length = 18;
 		memset(se_cmd->sense_buffer, 0, se_cmd->scsi_sense_length);
-		/* Logical Unit Communication Time-out asc/ascq = 0x0801 */
-		scsi_build_sense_buffer(0, se_cmd->sense_buffer, MEDIUM_ERROR,
-					0x08, 0x01);
+		scsi_set_sense_buffer(0, se_cmd->sense_buffer, MEDIUM_ERROR,
+				      LU_COMMUNICATION_TIMEOUT);
 	}
 
 	srp_build_response(vscsi, cmd, &len);