diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_pr.c b/drivers/target/target_core_pr.c
index b7c779389eea6820c34c5f9d6a6dafc98638c932..63e703bb6ac92f8eb3c1a94724a762050ed60c98 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_pr.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_pr.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static struct t10_pr_registration *core_scsi3_locate_pr_reg(struct se_device *,
 					struct se_node_acl *, struct se_session *);
 static void core_scsi3_put_pr_reg(struct t10_pr_registration *);
 
-static int target_check_scsi2_reservation_conflict(struct se_cmd *cmd, int *ret)
+static int target_check_scsi2_reservation_conflict(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	struct se_session *se_sess = cmd->se_sess;
 	struct se_subsystem_dev *su_dev = cmd->se_dev->se_sub_dev;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static int target_check_scsi2_reservation_conflict(struct se_cmd *cmd, int *ret)
 	int conflict = 0;
 
 	if (!crh)
-		return false;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	pr_reg = core_scsi3_locate_pr_reg(cmd->se_dev, se_sess->se_node_acl,
 			se_sess);
@@ -155,16 +155,14 @@ static int target_check_scsi2_reservation_conflict(struct se_cmd *cmd, int *ret)
 		 */
 		if (pr_reg->pr_res_holder) {
 			core_scsi3_put_pr_reg(pr_reg);
-			*ret = 0;
-			return false;
+			return 1;
 		}
 		if ((pr_reg->pr_res_type == PR_TYPE_WRITE_EXCLUSIVE_REGONLY) ||
 		    (pr_reg->pr_res_type == PR_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE_ACCESS_REGONLY) ||
 		    (pr_reg->pr_res_type == PR_TYPE_WRITE_EXCLUSIVE_ALLREG) ||
 		    (pr_reg->pr_res_type == PR_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE_ACCESS_ALLREG)) {
 			core_scsi3_put_pr_reg(pr_reg);
-			*ret = 0;
-			return true;
+			return 1;
 		}
 		core_scsi3_put_pr_reg(pr_reg);
 		conflict = 1;
@@ -189,10 +187,10 @@ static int target_check_scsi2_reservation_conflict(struct se_cmd *cmd, int *ret)
 			" while active SPC-3 registrations exist,"
 			" returning RESERVATION_CONFLICT\n");
 		cmd->scsi_sense_reason = TCM_RESERVATION_CONFLICT;
-		return true;
+		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	return false;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int target_scsi2_reservation_release(struct se_task *task)
@@ -201,12 +199,18 @@ int target_scsi2_reservation_release(struct se_task *task)
 	struct se_device *dev = cmd->se_dev;
 	struct se_session *sess = cmd->se_sess;
 	struct se_portal_group *tpg = sess->se_tpg;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0, rc;
 
 	if (!sess || !tpg)
 		goto out;
-	if (target_check_scsi2_reservation_conflict(cmd, &ret))
+	rc = target_check_scsi2_reservation_conflict(cmd);
+	if (rc == 1)
+		goto out;
+	else if (rc < 0) {
+		cmd->scsi_sense_reason = TCM_RESERVATION_CONFLICT;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	ret = 0;
 	spin_lock(&dev->dev_reservation_lock);
@@ -243,7 +247,7 @@ int target_scsi2_reservation_reserve(struct se_task *task)
 	struct se_device *dev = cmd->se_dev;
 	struct se_session *sess = cmd->se_sess;
 	struct se_portal_group *tpg = sess->se_tpg;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0, rc;
 
 	if ((cmd->t_task_cdb[1] & 0x01) &&
 	    (cmd->t_task_cdb[1] & 0x02)) {
@@ -259,8 +263,14 @@ int target_scsi2_reservation_reserve(struct se_task *task)
 	 */
 	if (!sess || !tpg)
 		goto out;
-	if (target_check_scsi2_reservation_conflict(cmd, &ret))
+	rc = target_check_scsi2_reservation_conflict(cmd);
+	if (rc == 1)
 		goto out;
+	else if (rc < 0) {
+		cmd->scsi_sense_reason = TCM_RESERVATION_CONFLICT;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	ret = 0;
 	spin_lock(&dev->dev_reservation_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 58cea07b12fbcaea6ae4f3990ed02cf2deba1995..cd5cd95812bbfdd0b5d57428224e596d3e129c86 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -2539,6 +2539,7 @@ static int transport_generic_cmd_sequencer(
 					cmd, cdb, pr_reg_type) != 0) {
 			cmd->se_cmd_flags |= SCF_SCSI_CDB_EXCEPTION;
 			cmd->se_cmd_flags |= SCF_SCSI_RESERVATION_CONFLICT;
+			cmd->scsi_status = SAM_STAT_RESERVATION_CONFLICT;
 			cmd->scsi_sense_reason = TCM_RESERVATION_CONFLICT;
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}