diff --git a/drivers/target/sbp/sbp_target.c b/drivers/target/sbp/sbp_target.c
index 9f167ff8da7b..09120a538a40 100644
--- a/drivers/target/sbp/sbp_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/sbp/sbp_target.c
@@ -1960,12 +1960,12 @@ static struct se_portal_group *sbp_make_tpg(struct se_wwn *wwn,
 		container_of(wwn, struct sbp_tport, tport_wwn);
 
 	struct sbp_tpg *tpg;
-	unsigned long tpgt;
+	u16 tpgt;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (strstr(name, "tpgt_") != name)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-	if (kstrtoul(name + 5, 10, &tpgt) || tpgt > UINT_MAX)
+	if (kstrtou16(name + 5, 10, &tpgt))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	if (tport->tpg) {