diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_common.h b/include/scsi/scsi_common.h
index 731ac09ed231..5b567b43e1b1 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_common.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_common.h
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ scsi_command_size(const unsigned char *cmnd)
 		scsi_varlen_cdb_length(cmnd) : COMMAND_SIZE(cmnd[0]);
 }
 
+static inline unsigned char
+scsi_command_control(const unsigned char *cmnd)
+{
+	return (cmnd[0] == VARIABLE_LENGTH_CMD) ?
+		cmnd[1] : cmnd[COMMAND_SIZE(cmnd[0]) - 1];
+}
+
 /* Returns a human-readable name for the device */
 extern const char *scsi_device_type(unsigned type);
 
diff --git a/include/trace/events/target.h b/include/trace/events/target.h
index 914a872dd343..e87a3716b0ac 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/target.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/target.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(target_sequencer_start,
 		__field( unsigned int,	opcode		)
 		__field( unsigned int,	data_length	)
 		__field( unsigned int,	task_attribute  )
+		__field( unsigned char,	control		)
 		__array( unsigned char,	cdb, TCM_MAX_COMMAND_SIZE	)
 		__string( initiator,	cmd->se_sess->se_node_acl->initiatorname	)
 	),
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(target_sequencer_start,
 		__entry->opcode		= cmd->t_task_cdb[0];
 		__entry->data_length	= cmd->data_length;
 		__entry->task_attribute	= cmd->sam_task_attr;
+		__entry->control	= scsi_command_control(cmd->t_task_cdb);
 		memcpy(__entry->cdb, cmd->t_task_cdb, TCM_MAX_COMMAND_SIZE);
 		__assign_str(initiator, cmd->se_sess->se_node_acl->initiatorname);
 	),
@@ -158,9 +160,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(target_sequencer_start,
 		  show_opcode_name(__entry->opcode),
 		  __entry->data_length, __print_hex(__entry->cdb, 16),
 		  show_task_attribute_name(__entry->task_attribute),
-		  scsi_command_size(__entry->cdb) <= 16 ?
-			__entry->cdb[scsi_command_size(__entry->cdb) - 1] :
-			__entry->cdb[1]
+		  __entry->control
 	)
 );
 
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(target_cmd_complete,
 		__field( unsigned int,	opcode		)
 		__field( unsigned int,	data_length	)
 		__field( unsigned int,	task_attribute  )
+		__field( unsigned char,	control		)
 		__field( unsigned char,	scsi_status	)
 		__field( unsigned char,	sense_length	)
 		__array( unsigned char,	cdb, TCM_MAX_COMMAND_SIZE	)
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(target_cmd_complete,
 		__entry->opcode		= cmd->t_task_cdb[0];
 		__entry->data_length	= cmd->data_length;
 		__entry->task_attribute	= cmd->sam_task_attr;
+		__entry->control	= scsi_command_control(cmd->t_task_cdb);
 		__entry->scsi_status	= cmd->scsi_status;
 		__entry->sense_length	= cmd->scsi_status == SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION ?
 			min(18, ((u8 *) cmd->sense_buffer)[SPC_ADD_SENSE_LEN_OFFSET] + 8) : 0;
@@ -203,9 +205,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(target_cmd_complete,
 		  show_opcode_name(__entry->opcode),
 		  __entry->data_length, __print_hex(__entry->cdb, 16),
 		  show_task_attribute_name(__entry->task_attribute),
-		  scsi_command_size(__entry->cdb) <= 16 ?
-			__entry->cdb[scsi_command_size(__entry->cdb) - 1] :
-			__entry->cdb[1]
+		  __entry->control
 	)
 );