diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.c
index 39761837608d3a2ff059356e1049779580182952..44a5471de00ffe95c5fccdf5462931efa0acc361 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ struct iscsi_portal_group *iscsit_get_tpg_from_np(
 	list_for_each_entry(tpg, &tiqn->tiqn_tpg_list, tpg_list) {
 
 		spin_lock(&tpg->tpg_state_lock);
-		if (tpg->tpg_state == TPG_STATE_FREE) {
+		if (tpg->tpg_state != TPG_STATE_ACTIVE) {
 			spin_unlock(&tpg->tpg_state_lock);
 			continue;
 		}