diff --git a/fs/cifs/misc.c b/fs/cifs/misc.c
index 460084a8eac5..d5d7eb2ae3c4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ cifs_buf_get(void)
 	 * SMB2 header is bigger than CIFS one - no problems to clean some
 	 * more bytes for CIFS.
 	 */
-	size_t buf_size = sizeof(struct smb2_hdr);
+	size_t buf_size = sizeof(struct smb2_sync_hdr);
 
 	/*
 	 * We could use negotiated size instead of max_msgsize -
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2glob.h b/fs/cifs/smb2glob.h
index 401a5d856636..0ffa18094335 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2glob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2glob.h
@@ -61,9 +61,4 @@
 /* Maximum buffer size value we can send with 1 credit */
 #define SMB2_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE 65536
 
-static inline struct smb2_sync_hdr *get_sync_hdr(void *buf)
-{
-	return &(((struct smb2_hdr *)buf)->sync_hdr);
-}
-
 #endif	/* _SMB2_GLOB_H */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2maperror.c b/fs/cifs/smb2maperror.c
index 3bfc9c990724..0d64c2ecef7f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2maperror.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2maperror.c
@@ -2450,7 +2450,7 @@ smb2_print_status(__le32 status)
 int
 map_smb2_to_linux_error(char *buf, bool log_err)
 {
-	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = get_sync_hdr(buf);
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)buf;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int rc = -EIO;
 	__le32 smb2err = shdr->Status;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index 945a7b1ed8d7..2636e90d6b9c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static struct mid_q_entry *
 smb2_find_mid(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, char *buf)
 {
 	struct mid_q_entry *mid;
-	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = get_sync_hdr(buf);
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)buf;
 	__u64 wire_mid = le64_to_cpu(shdr->MessageId);
 
 	if (shdr->ProtocolId == SMB2_TRANSFORM_PROTO_NUM) {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static void
 smb2_dump_detail(void *buf)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DEBUG2
-	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = get_sync_hdr(buf);
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)buf;
 
 	cifs_dbg(VFS, "Cmd: %d Err: 0x%x Flags: 0x%x Mid: %llu Pid: %d\n",
 		 shdr->Command, shdr->Status, shdr->Flags, shdr->MessageId,
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ smb2_close_dir(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 static bool
 smb2_is_status_pending(char *buf, struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int length)
 {
-	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = get_sync_hdr(buf);
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)buf;
 
 	if (shdr->Status != STATUS_PENDING)
 		return false;
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ smb2_is_status_pending(char *buf, struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int length)
 static bool
 smb2_is_session_expired(char *buf)
 {
-	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = get_sync_hdr(buf);
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)buf;
 
 	if (shdr->Status != STATUS_NETWORK_SESSION_EXPIRED)
 		return false;
@@ -2444,7 +2444,7 @@ handle_read_data(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry *mid,
 	unsigned int cur_page_idx;
 	unsigned int pad_len;
 	struct cifs_readdata *rdata = mid->callback_data;
-	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = get_sync_hdr(buf);
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)buf;
 	struct bio_vec *bvec = NULL;
 	struct iov_iter iter;
 	struct kvec iov;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index be18e653ecca..fa9627bc894b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ SMB2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	server->capabilities |= SMB2_NT_FIND | SMB2_LARGE_FILES;
 
 	security_blob = smb2_get_data_area_len(&blob_offset, &blob_length,
-					       get_sync_hdr(&rsp->hdr));
+					       (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)rsp);
 	/*
 	 * See MS-SMB2 section 2.2.4: if no blob, client picks default which
 	 * for us will be
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ SMB2_auth_kerberos(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 		goto out_put_spnego_key;
 
 	rsp = (struct smb2_sess_setup_rsp *)sess_data->iov[0].iov_base;
-	ses->Suid = rsp->hdr.sync_hdr.SessionId;
+	ses->Suid = rsp->sync_hdr.SessionId;
 
 	ses->session_flags = le16_to_cpu(rsp->SessionFlags);
 
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ SMB2_sess_auth_rawntlmssp_negotiate(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 
 	/* If true, rc here is expected and not an error */
 	if (sess_data->buf0_type != CIFS_NO_BUFFER &&
-		rsp->hdr.sync_hdr.Status == STATUS_MORE_PROCESSING_REQUIRED)
+		rsp->sync_hdr.Status == STATUS_MORE_PROCESSING_REQUIRED)
 		rc = 0;
 
 	if (rc)
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ SMB2_sess_auth_rawntlmssp_negotiate(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "rawntlmssp session setup challenge phase\n");
 
 
-	ses->Suid = rsp->hdr.sync_hdr.SessionId;
+	ses->Suid = rsp->sync_hdr.SessionId;
 	ses->session_flags = le16_to_cpu(rsp->SessionFlags);
 
 out:
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ SMB2_sess_auth_rawntlmssp_authenticate(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 
 	rsp = (struct smb2_sess_setup_rsp *)sess_data->iov[0].iov_base;
 
-	ses->Suid = rsp->hdr.sync_hdr.SessionId;
+	ses->Suid = rsp->sync_hdr.SessionId;
 	ses->session_flags = le16_to_cpu(rsp->SessionFlags);
 
 	rc = SMB2_sess_establish_session(sess_data);
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ SMB2_tcon(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses, const char *tree,
 	tcon->maximal_access = le32_to_cpu(rsp->MaximalAccess);
 	tcon->tidStatus = CifsGood;
 	tcon->need_reconnect = false;
-	tcon->tid = rsp->hdr.sync_hdr.TreeId;
+	tcon->tid = rsp->sync_hdr.TreeId;
 	strlcpy(tcon->treeName, tree, sizeof(tcon->treeName));
 
 	if ((rsp->Capabilities & SMB2_SHARE_CAP_DFS) &&
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ SMB2_tcon(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses, const char *tree,
 	return rc;
 
 tcon_error_exit:
-	if (rsp && rsp->hdr.sync_hdr.Status == STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME) {
+	if (rsp && rsp->sync_hdr.Status == STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "BAD_NETWORK_NAME: %s\n", tree);
 	}
 	goto tcon_exit;
@@ -2401,7 +2401,7 @@ smb2_echo_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 	unsigned int credits_received = 1;
 
 	if (mid->mid_state == MID_RESPONSE_RECEIVED)
-		credits_received = le16_to_cpu(rsp->hdr.sync_hdr.CreditRequest);
+		credits_received = le16_to_cpu(rsp->sync_hdr.CreditRequest);
 
 	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
 	add_credits(server, credits_received, CIFS_ECHO_OP);
@@ -2866,7 +2866,7 @@ smb2_writev_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 
 	switch (mid->mid_state) {
 	case MID_RESPONSE_RECEIVED:
-		credits_received = le16_to_cpu(rsp->hdr.sync_hdr.CreditRequest);
+		credits_received = le16_to_cpu(rsp->sync_hdr.CreditRequest);
 		wdata->result = smb2_check_receive(mid, tcon->ses->server, 0);
 		if (wdata->result != 0)
 			break;
@@ -3242,7 +3242,7 @@ SMB2_query_directory(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 
 	if (rc) {
 		if (rc == -ENODATA &&
-		    rsp->hdr.sync_hdr.Status == STATUS_NO_MORE_FILES) {
+		    rsp->sync_hdr.Status == STATUS_NO_MORE_FILES) {
 			srch_inf->endOfSearch = true;
 			rc = 0;
 		}
@@ -3622,7 +3622,7 @@ SMB2_QFS_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	rsp = (struct smb2_query_info_rsp *)rsp_iov.iov_base;
 
 	info = (struct smb2_fs_full_size_info *)(server->vals->header_preamble_size +
-		le16_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferOffset) + (char *)&rsp->hdr);
+		le16_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferOffset) + (char *)rsp);
 	rc = validate_iov(server,
 			  le16_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferOffset),
 			  le32_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferLength), &rsp_iov,
@@ -3687,14 +3687,14 @@ SMB2_QFS_attr(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 
 	if (level == FS_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION)
 		memcpy(&tcon->fsAttrInfo, server->vals->header_preamble_size + offset
-			+ (char *)&rsp->hdr, min_t(unsigned int,
+			+ (char *)rsp, min_t(unsigned int,
 			rsp_len, max_len));
 	else if (level == FS_DEVICE_INFORMATION)
 		memcpy(&tcon->fsDevInfo, server->vals->header_preamble_size + offset
-			+ (char *)&rsp->hdr, sizeof(FILE_SYSTEM_DEVICE_INFO));
+			+ (char *)rsp, sizeof(FILE_SYSTEM_DEVICE_INFO));
 	else if (level == FS_SECTOR_SIZE_INFORMATION) {
 		struct smb3_fs_ss_info *ss_info = (struct smb3_fs_ss_info *)
-			(server->vals->header_preamble_size + offset + (char *)&rsp->hdr);
+			(server->vals->header_preamble_size + offset + (char *)rsp);
 		tcon->ss_flags = le32_to_cpu(ss_info->Flags);
 		tcon->perf_sector_size =
 			le32_to_cpu(ss_info->PhysicalBytesPerSectorForPerf);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h
index d8d9eb73e216..8f64832b52df 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h
@@ -122,15 +122,6 @@ struct smb2_sync_pdu {
 	__le16 StructureSize2; /* size of wct area (varies, request specific) */
 } __packed;
 
-struct smb2_hdr {
-       struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
-} __packed;
-
-struct smb2_pdu {
-       struct smb2_hdr hdr;
-       __le16 StructureSize2; /* size of wct area (varies, request specific) */
-} __packed;
-
 #define SMB3_AES128CMM_NONCE 11
 #define SMB3_AES128GCM_NONCE 12
 
@@ -165,7 +156,7 @@ struct smb2_transform_hdr {
 #define SMB2_ERROR_STRUCTURE_SIZE2 cpu_to_le16(9)
 
 struct smb2_err_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;
 	__le16 Reserved; /* MBZ */
 	__le32 ByteCount;  /* even if zero, at least one byte follows */
@@ -295,7 +286,7 @@ struct smb2_encryption_neg_context {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_negotiate_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 65 */
 	__le16 SecurityMode;
 	__le16 DialectRevision;
@@ -335,7 +326,7 @@ struct smb2_sess_setup_req {
 #define SMB2_SESSION_FLAG_IS_NULL	0x0002
 #define SMB2_SESSION_FLAG_ENCRYPT_DATA	0x0004
 struct smb2_sess_setup_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 9 */
 	__le16 SessionFlags;
 	__le16 SecurityBufferOffset;
@@ -350,7 +341,7 @@ struct smb2_logoff_req {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_logoff_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 4 */
 	__le16 Reserved;
 } __packed;
@@ -446,7 +437,7 @@ struct smb2_tree_connect_req_extension {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_tree_connect_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 16 */
 	__u8   ShareType;  /* see below */
 	__u8   Reserved;
@@ -497,7 +488,7 @@ struct smb2_tree_disconnect_req {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_tree_disconnect_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 4 */
 	__le16 Reserved;
 } __packed;
@@ -632,7 +623,7 @@ struct smb2_create_req {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_create_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 89 */
 	__u8   OplockLevel;
 	__u8   Reserved;
@@ -888,7 +879,7 @@ struct smb2_ioctl_req {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_ioctl_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 57 */
 	__u16 Reserved;
 	__le32 CtlCode;
@@ -915,7 +906,7 @@ struct smb2_close_req {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_close_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* 60 */
 	__le16 Flags;
 	__le32 Reserved;
@@ -938,7 +929,7 @@ struct smb2_flush_req {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_flush_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;
 	__le16 Reserved;
 } __packed;
@@ -970,7 +961,7 @@ struct smb2_read_plain_req {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_read_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 17 */
 	__u8   DataOffset;
 	__u8   Reserved;
@@ -1001,7 +992,7 @@ struct smb2_write_req {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_write_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 17 */
 	__u8   DataOffset;
 	__u8   Reserved;
@@ -1035,7 +1026,7 @@ struct smb2_lock_req {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_lock_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 4 */
 	__le16 Reserved;
 } __packed;
@@ -1047,7 +1038,7 @@ struct smb2_echo_req {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_echo_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize;	/* Must be 4 */
 	__u16  Reserved;
 } __packed;
@@ -1073,7 +1064,7 @@ struct smb2_query_directory_req {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_query_directory_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 9 */
 	__le16 OutputBufferOffset;
 	__le32 OutputBufferLength;
@@ -1122,7 +1113,7 @@ struct smb2_query_info_req {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_query_info_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 9 */
 	__le16 OutputBufferOffset;
 	__le32 OutputBufferLength;
@@ -1144,7 +1135,7 @@ struct smb2_set_info_req {
 } __packed;
 
 struct smb2_set_info_rsp {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 2 */
 } __packed;
 
@@ -1161,7 +1152,7 @@ struct smb2_oplock_break {
 #define SMB2_NOTIFY_BREAK_LEASE_FLAG_ACK_REQUIRED cpu_to_le32(0x01)
 
 struct smb2_lease_break {
-	struct smb2_hdr hdr;
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr sync_hdr;
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* Must be 44 */
 	__le16 Reserved;
 	__le32 Flags;
