diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
index a8ff6b5fdec8..cbbfba0c1352 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
@@ -956,8 +956,7 @@ static void tcmu_handle_completion(struct tcmu_cmd *cmd, struct tcmu_cmd_entry *
 			cmd->se_cmd);
 		entry->rsp.scsi_status = SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION;
 	} else if (entry->rsp.scsi_status == SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION) {
-		memcpy(se_cmd->sense_buffer, entry->rsp.sense_buffer,
-			       se_cmd->scsi_sense_length);
+		transport_copy_sense_to_cmd(se_cmd, entry->rsp.sense_buffer);
 	} else if (se_cmd->se_cmd_flags & SCF_BIDI) {
 		/* Get Data-In buffer before clean up */
 		gather_data_area(udev, cmd, true);