diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
index 2cbaecd1669d..e9e917cc6441 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ static void target_fabric_setup_##_name##_cit(struct target_fabric_configfs *tf)
 	pr_debug("Setup generic %s\n", __stringify(_name));		\
 }
 
+static struct configfs_item_operations target_fabric_port_item_ops;
+
 /* Start of tfc_tpg_mappedlun_cit */
 
 static int target_fabric_mappedlun_link(
@@ -72,19 +74,20 @@ static int target_fabric_mappedlun_link(
 	struct config_item *lun_ci)
 {
 	struct se_dev_entry *deve;
-	struct se_lun *lun = container_of(to_config_group(lun_ci),
-			struct se_lun, lun_group);
+	struct se_lun *lun;
 	struct se_lun_acl *lacl = container_of(to_config_group(lun_acl_ci),
 			struct se_lun_acl, se_lun_group);
 	struct se_portal_group *se_tpg;
 	struct config_item *nacl_ci, *tpg_ci, *tpg_ci_s, *wwn_ci, *wwn_ci_s;
 	bool lun_access_ro;
 
-	if (lun->lun_link_magic != SE_LUN_LINK_MAGIC) {
-		pr_err("Bad lun->lun_link_magic, not a valid lun_ci pointer:"
-			" %p to struct lun: %p\n", lun_ci, lun);
+	if (!lun_ci->ci_type ||
+	    lun_ci->ci_type->ct_item_ops != &target_fabric_port_item_ops) {
+		pr_err("Bad lun_ci, not a valid lun_ci pointer: %p\n", lun_ci);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
+	lun = container_of(to_config_group(lun_ci), struct se_lun, lun_group);
+
 	/*
 	 * Ensure that the source port exists
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c b/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
index 310d9e55c6eb..36913734c6bc 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
@@ -576,7 +576,6 @@ struct se_lun *core_tpg_alloc_lun(
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 	lun->unpacked_lun = unpacked_lun;
-	lun->lun_link_magic = SE_LUN_LINK_MAGIC;
 	atomic_set(&lun->lun_acl_count, 0);
 	init_completion(&lun->lun_ref_comp);
 	init_completion(&lun->lun_shutdown_comp);
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_base.h b/include/target/target_core_base.h
index c3c14d053122..47d9f381209f 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_base.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_base.h
@@ -701,8 +701,6 @@ struct scsi_port_stats {
 
 struct se_lun {
 	u64			unpacked_lun;
-#define SE_LUN_LINK_MAGIC			0xffff7771
-	u32			lun_link_magic;
 	bool			lun_shutdown;
 	bool			lun_access_ro;
 	u32			lun_index;