diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c
index a7cd0a06879e..5d0d89495395 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c
@@ -1297,14 +1297,14 @@ static struct se_portal_group *usbg_make_tpg(struct se_wwn *wwn,
 	struct usbg_tport *tport = container_of(wwn, struct usbg_tport,
 			tport_wwn);
 	struct usbg_tpg *tpg;
-	unsigned long tpgt;
+	u16 tpgt;
 	int ret;
 	struct f_tcm_opts *opts;
 	unsigned i;
 
 	if (strstr(name, "tpgt_") != name)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-	if (kstrtoul(name + 5, 0, &tpgt) || tpgt > UINT_MAX)
+	if (kstrtou16(name + 5, 0, &tpgt))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	ret = -ENODEV;
 	mutex_lock(&tpg_instances_lock);