diff --git a/cinder/brick/iscsi/iscsi.py b/cinder/brick/iscsi/iscsi.py
index b28c83f2234..a8f59031320 100644
--- a/cinder/brick/iscsi/iscsi.py
+++ b/cinder/brick/iscsi/iscsi.py
@@ -82,11 +82,13 @@ class TgtAdm(TargetAdmin):
     VOLUME_CONF = """
                 <target %s>
                     backing-store %s
+                    lld iscsi
                 </target>
                   """
     VOLUME_CONF_WITH_CHAP_AUTH = """
                                 <target %s>
                                     backing-store %s
+                                    lld iscsi
                                     %s
                                 </target>
                                  """