diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c b/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
index 0b24d31f966d..3fde09b4d78a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/admin-cmd.c
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ static void nvmet_execute_identify_nslist(struct nvmet_req *req, bool match_css)
 	nvmet_for_each_enabled_ns(&ctrl->subsys->namespaces, idx, ns) {
 		if (ns->nsid <= min_nsid)
 			continue;
-		if (match_css && req->ns->csi != req->cmd->identify.csi)
+		if (match_css && ns->csi != req->cmd->identify.csi)
 			continue;
 		list[i++] = cpu_to_le32(ns->nsid);
 		if (i == buf_size / sizeof(__le32))