diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
index 92f8a76f10ff..dccdb55a367c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int nvmet_auth_challenge(struct nvmet_req *req, void *d, int al)
 	struct nvmet_ctrl *ctrl = req->sq->ctrl;
 	int ret = 0;
 	int hash_len = nvme_auth_hmac_hash_len(ctrl->shash_id);
-	int data_size = sizeof(*d) + hash_len;
+	int data_size = sizeof(*data) + hash_len;
 
 	if (ctrl->dh_tfm)
 		data_size += ctrl->dh_keysize;