diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.c
index 439260b7d87fa69a7e379c66e4474c416e35a21d..f31b4c5cdf3fbbe3bade6ebc93bff9b41c73e702 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ 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;
 		}