diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
index 5ccef7d597fa3..93d3ff34b6148 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ static struct config_group *target_core_register_fabric(
 			&tf->tf_discovery_cit);
 	configfs_add_default_group(&tf->tf_disc_group, &tf->tf_group);
 
-	pr_debug("Target_Core_ConfigFS: REGISTER -> Allocated Fabric:"
-			" %s\n", tf->tf_group.cg_item.ci_name);
+	pr_debug("Target_Core_ConfigFS: REGISTER -> Allocated Fabric: %s\n",
+		 config_item_name(&tf->tf_group.cg_item));
 	return &tf->tf_group;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c b/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
index b054682e974f9..ebac2b49b9c6e 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
@@ -978,9 +978,10 @@ sbc_parse_cdb(struct se_cmd *cmd, struct sbc_ops *ops)
 	}
 	case COMPARE_AND_WRITE:
 		if (!dev->dev_attrib.emulate_caw) {
-			pr_err_ratelimited("se_device %s/%s (vpd_unit_serial %s) reject"
-				" COMPARE_AND_WRITE\n", dev->se_hba->backend->ops->name,
-				dev->dev_group.cg_item.ci_name, dev->t10_wwn.unit_serial);
+			pr_err_ratelimited("se_device %s/%s (vpd_unit_serial %s) reject COMPARE_AND_WRITE\n",
+					   dev->se_hba->backend->ops->name,
+					   config_item_name(&dev->dev_group.cg_item),
+					   dev->t10_wwn.unit_serial);
 			return TCM_UNSUPPORTED_SCSI_OPCODE;
 		}
 		sectors = cdb[13];