diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index 898860adf929..87c6401a6007 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -231,11 +231,12 @@ void set_smb2_rsp_status(struct ksmbd_work *work, __le32 err)
 {
 	struct smb2_hdr *rsp_hdr;
 
-	if (work->next_smb2_rcv_hdr_off)
-		rsp_hdr = ksmbd_resp_buf_next(work);
-	else
-		rsp_hdr = smb2_get_msg(work->response_buf);
+	rsp_hdr = smb2_get_msg(work->response_buf);
 	rsp_hdr->Status = err;
+
+	work->iov_idx = 0;
+	work->iov_cnt = 0;
+	work->next_smb2_rcv_hdr_off = 0;
 	smb2_set_err_rsp(work);
 }