diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index bc7dfa857384..a89c4cb4e6cf 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -3930,6 +3930,7 @@ CIFSSMBQFileInfo(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	pSMB->Pad = 0;
 	pSMB->Fid = netfid;
 	inc_rfc1001_len(pSMB, byte_count);
+	pSMB->t2.ByteCount = cpu_to_le16(byte_count);
 
 	rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
 			 (struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned, 0);
@@ -4098,6 +4099,7 @@ CIFSSMBUnixQFileInfo(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	pSMB->Pad = 0;
 	pSMB->Fid = netfid;
 	inc_rfc1001_len(pSMB, byte_count);
+	pSMB->t2.ByteCount = cpu_to_le16(byte_count);
 
 	rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
 			 (struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned, 0);