diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_file.c b/drivers/target/target_core_file.c
index 7143d03f0e02..18fbbe510d01 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_file.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_file.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static int fd_do_rw(struct se_cmd *cmd, struct file *fd,
 		len += sg->length;
 	}
 
-	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, READ, bvec, sgl_nents, len);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, is_write, bvec, sgl_nents, len);
 	if (is_write)
 		ret = vfs_iter_write(fd, &iter, &pos, 0);
 	else
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ fd_execute_write_same(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 		len += se_dev->dev_attrib.block_size;
 	}
 
-	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, READ, bvec, nolb, len);
+	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, WRITE, bvec, nolb, len);
 	ret = vfs_iter_write(fd_dev->fd_file, &iter, &pos, 0);
 
 	kfree(bvec);