diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
index aafc94bcb635..c282b6a70296 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static struct iscsi_login *iscsi_login_init_conn(struct iscsit_conn *conn)
 	login->conn = conn;
 	login->first_request = 1;
 
-	login->req_buf = kzalloc(MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS, GFP_KERNEL);
+	login->req_buf = kzalloc(MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!login->req_buf) {
 		pr_err("Unable to allocate memory for response buffer.\n");
 		goto out_login;