diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_file.c b/drivers/target/target_core_file.c
index 18fbbe510d01..eb3eae8f799a 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_file.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_file.c
@@ -455,6 +455,9 @@ fd_execute_write_same(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 		return TCM_LOGICAL_UNIT_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE;
 	}
 
+	if (!cmd->t_data_nents)
+		return TCM_INVALID_CDB_FIELD;
+
 	if (cmd->t_data_nents > 1 ||
 	    cmd->t_data_sg[0].length != cmd->se_dev->dev_attrib.block_size) {
 		pr_err("WRITE_SAME: Illegal SGL t_data_nents: %u length: %u"
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c b/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c
index 1c181d31f4c8..19cf5bdbb03d 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c
@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@ iblock_execute_write_same(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 		       " backends not supported\n");
 		return TCM_LOGICAL_UNIT_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE;
 	}
+
+	if (!cmd->t_data_nents)
+		return TCM_INVALID_CDB_FIELD;
+
 	sg = &cmd->t_data_sg[0];
 
 	if (cmd->t_data_nents > 1 ||
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c b/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
index e63c163dba78..6f6db650e938 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
@@ -312,6 +312,12 @@ sbc_setup_write_same(struct se_cmd *cmd, unsigned char flags, struct sbc_ops *op
 		pr_warn("WRITE SAME with ANCHOR not supported\n");
 		return TCM_INVALID_CDB_FIELD;
 	}
+
+	if (flags & 0x01) {
+		pr_warn("WRITE SAME with NDOB not supported\n");
+		return TCM_INVALID_CDB_FIELD;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Special case for WRITE_SAME w/ UNMAP=1 that ends up getting
 	 * translated into block discard requests within backend code.