diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
index 1f584a74b17f..be9e97657557 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static int nvmet_tcp_handle_h2c_data_pdu(struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue)
 {
 	struct nvme_tcp_data_pdu *data = &queue->pdu.data;
 	struct nvmet_tcp_cmd *cmd;
-	unsigned int plen;
+	unsigned int exp_data_len;
 
 	if (likely(queue->nr_cmds)) {
 		if (unlikely(data->ttag >= queue->nr_cmds)) {
@@ -890,9 +890,13 @@ static int nvmet_tcp_handle_h2c_data_pdu(struct nvmet_tcp_queue *queue)
 		return -EPROTO;
 	}
 
-	plen = le32_to_cpu(data->hdr.plen);
+	exp_data_len = le32_to_cpu(data->hdr.plen) -
+			nvmet_tcp_hdgst_len(queue) -
+			nvmet_tcp_ddgst_len(queue) -
+			sizeof(*data);
+
 	cmd->pdu_len = le32_to_cpu(data->data_length);
-	if (unlikely(cmd->pdu_len != (plen - sizeof(*data)) ||
+	if (unlikely(cmd->pdu_len != exp_data_len ||
 		     cmd->pdu_len == 0 ||
 		     cmd->pdu_len > NVMET_TCP_MAXH2CDATA)) {
 		pr_err("H2CData PDU len %u is invalid\n", cmd->pdu_len);