diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifspdu.h b/fs/smb/client/cifspdu.h
index 83ccc51a54d0..c0513fbb8a59 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifspdu.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifspdu.h
@@ -882,11 +882,13 @@ typedef struct smb_com_open_rsp {
 	__u8 OplockLevel;
 	__u16 Fid;
 	__le32 CreateAction;
-	__le64 CreationTime;
-	__le64 LastAccessTime;
-	__le64 LastWriteTime;
-	__le64 ChangeTime;
-	__le32 FileAttributes;
+	struct_group(common_attributes,
+		__le64 CreationTime;
+		__le64 LastAccessTime;
+		__le64 LastWriteTime;
+		__le64 ChangeTime;
+		__le32 FileAttributes;
+	);
 	__le64 AllocationSize;
 	__le64 EndOfFile;
 	__le16 FileType;
@@ -2264,11 +2266,13 @@ typedef struct {
 /* QueryFileInfo/QueryPathinfo (also for SetPath/SetFile) data buffer formats */
 /******************************************************************************/
 typedef struct { /* data block encoding of response to level 263 QPathInfo */
-	__le64 CreationTime;
-	__le64 LastAccessTime;
-	__le64 LastWriteTime;
-	__le64 ChangeTime;
-	__le32 Attributes;
+	struct_group(common_attributes,
+		__le64 CreationTime;
+		__le64 LastAccessTime;
+		__le64 LastWriteTime;
+		__le64 ChangeTime;
+		__le32 Attributes;
+	);
 	__u32 Pad1;
 	__le64 AllocationSize;
 	__le64 EndOfFile;	/* size ie offset to first free byte in file */
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
index bad91ba6c3a9..9ee348e6d106 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
@@ -1244,8 +1244,10 @@ openRetry:
 		*oplock |= CIFS_CREATE_ACTION;
 
 	if (buf) {
-		/* copy from CreationTime to Attributes */
-		memcpy((char *)buf, (char *)&rsp->CreationTime, 36);
+		/* copy commonly used attributes */
+		memcpy(&buf->common_attributes,
+		       &rsp->common_attributes,
+		       sizeof(buf->common_attributes));
 		/* the file_info buf is endian converted by caller */
 		buf->AllocationSize = rsp->AllocationSize;
 		buf->EndOfFile = rsp->EndOfFile;
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
index 2eb29fa278c3..395e1230ddbc 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
@@ -3472,12 +3472,10 @@ __SMB2_close(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	} else {
 		trace_smb3_close_done(xid, persistent_fid, tcon->tid,
 				      ses->Suid);
-		/*
-		 * Note that have to subtract 4 since struct network_open_info
-		 * has a final 4 byte pad that close response does not have
-		 */
 		if (pbuf)
-			memcpy(pbuf, (char *)&rsp->CreationTime, sizeof(*pbuf) - 4);
+			memcpy(&pbuf->network_open_info,
+			       &rsp->network_open_info,
+			       sizeof(pbuf->network_open_info));
 	}
 
 	atomic_dec(&tcon->num_remote_opens);
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.h b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.h
index 220994d0a0f7..db08194484e0 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.h
@@ -319,13 +319,15 @@ struct smb2_file_reparse_point_info {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_file_network_open_info {
-	__le64 CreationTime;
-	__le64 LastAccessTime;
-	__le64 LastWriteTime;
-	__le64 ChangeTime;
-	__le64 AllocationSize;
-	__le64 EndOfFile;
-	__le32 Attributes;
+	struct_group(network_open_info,
+		__le64 CreationTime;
+		__le64 LastAccessTime;
+		__le64 LastWriteTime;
+		__le64 ChangeTime;
+		__le64 AllocationSize;
+		__le64 EndOfFile;
+		__le32 Attributes;
+	);
 	__le32 Reserved;
 } __packed; /* level 34 Query also similar returned in close rsp and open rsp */
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/common/smb2pdu.h b/fs/smb/common/smb2pdu.h
index 8983f45f8430..9fbaaa387dcc 100644
--- a/fs/smb/common/smb2pdu.h
+++ b/fs/smb/common/smb2pdu.h
@@ -702,13 +702,16 @@ struct smb2_close_rsp {
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* 60 */
 	__le16 Flags;
 	__le32 Reserved;
-	__le64 CreationTime;
-	__le64 LastAccessTime;
-	__le64 LastWriteTime;
-	__le64 ChangeTime;
-	__le64 AllocationSize;	/* Beginning of FILE_STANDARD_INFO equivalent */
-	__le64 EndOfFile;
-	__le32 Attributes;
+	struct_group(network_open_info,
+		__le64 CreationTime;
+		__le64 LastAccessTime;
+		__le64 LastWriteTime;
+		__le64 ChangeTime;
+		/* Beginning of FILE_STANDARD_INFO equivalent */
+		__le64 AllocationSize;
+		__le64 EndOfFile;
+		__le32 Attributes;
+	);
 } __packed;