diff --git a/net/smc/smc_cdc.c b/net/smc/smc_cdc.c
index 3cd086e5bd28..b42395d24cba 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_cdc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_cdc.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void smc_cdc_rx_handler(struct ib_wc *wc, void *buf)
 
 	if (wc->byte_len < offsetof(struct smc_cdc_msg, reserved))
 		return; /* short message */
-	if (cdc->len != sizeof(*cdc))
+	if (cdc->len != SMC_WR_TX_SIZE)
 		return; /* invalid message */
 	smc_cdc_msg_recv(cdc, link, wc->wr_id);
 }
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index 2424c7100aaf..053f0e66bec7 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ int smc_conn_create(struct smc_sock *smc, __be32 peer_in_addr,
 		rc = smc_link_determine_gid(conn->lgr);
 	}
 	conn->local_tx_ctrl.common.type = SMC_CDC_MSG_TYPE;
-	conn->local_tx_ctrl.len = sizeof(struct smc_cdc_msg);
+	conn->local_tx_ctrl.len = SMC_WR_TX_SIZE;
 #ifndef KERNEL_HAS_ATOMIC64
 	spin_lock_init(&conn->acurs_lock);
 #endif