diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
index 633d20b7ca03..a8999f930b22 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	if (rc)
 		goto finished;
 
-	smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst++]);
+	smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst++], 0);
 
 	/* Operation */
 	switch (command) {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 				SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0,
 				sizeof(struct smb2_file_all_info) +
 					  PATH_MAX * 2, 0, NULL);
-		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
 		smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
 		break;
 	case SMB2_OP_DELETE:
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 					COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
 					FILE_DISPOSITION_INFORMATION,
 					SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 1);
 		smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
 		break;
 	case SMB2_OP_SET_EOF:
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 					COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
 					FILE_END_OF_FILE_INFORMATION,
 					SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
 		smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
 		break;
 	case SMB2_OP_SET_INFO:
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 					COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
 					FILE_BASIC_INFORMATION,
 					SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
 		smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
 		break;
 	case SMB2_OP_RENAME:
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 					COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
 					FILE_RENAME_INFORMATION,
 					SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
 		smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
 		break;
 	case SMB2_OP_HARDLINK:
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 					COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
 					FILE_LINK_INFORMATION,
 					SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
 		smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index 225fec1cfa67..e25c7aade98a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ smb2_ioctl_query_info(const unsigned int xid,
 	rc = SMB2_open_init(tcon, &rqst[0], &oplock, &oparms, path);
 	if (rc)
 		goto iqinf_exit;
-	smb2_set_next_command(ses->server, &rqst[0]);
+	smb2_set_next_command(ses->server, &rqst[0], 0);
 
 	/* Query */
 	memset(&qi_iov, 0, sizeof(qi_iov));
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ smb2_ioctl_query_info(const unsigned int xid,
 				  qi.output_buffer_length, buffer);
 	if (rc)
 		goto iqinf_exit;
-	smb2_set_next_command(ses->server, &rqst[1]);
+	smb2_set_next_command(ses->server, &rqst[1], 0);
 	smb2_set_related(&rqst[1]);
 
 	/* Close */
@@ -1761,16 +1761,23 @@ smb2_set_related(struct smb_rqst *rqst)
 char smb2_padding[7] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
 
 void
-smb2_set_next_command(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_rqst *rqst)
+smb2_set_next_command(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_rqst *rqst,
+		      bool has_space_for_padding)
 {
 	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr;
 	unsigned long len = smb_rqst_len(server, rqst);
 
 	/* SMB headers in a compound are 8 byte aligned. */
 	if (len & 7) {
-		rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec].iov_base = smb2_padding;
-		rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec].iov_len = 8 - (len & 7);
-		rqst->rq_nvec++;
+		if (has_space_for_padding) {
+			len = rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec - 1].iov_len;
+			rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec - 1].iov_len =
+				(len + 7) & ~7;
+		} else {
+			rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec].iov_base = smb2_padding;
+			rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec].iov_len = 8 - (len & 7);
+			rqst->rq_nvec++;
+		}
 		len = smb_rqst_len(server, rqst);
 	}
 
@@ -1820,7 +1827,7 @@ smb2_queryfs(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	rc = SMB2_open_init(tcon, &rqst[0], &oplock, &oparms, &srch_path);
 	if (rc)
 		goto qfs_exit;
-	smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[0]);
+	smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[0], 0);
 
 	memset(&qi_iov, 0, sizeof(qi_iov));
 	rqst[1].rq_iov = qi_iov;
@@ -1833,7 +1840,7 @@ smb2_queryfs(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 				  NULL);
 	if (rc)
 		goto qfs_exit;
-	smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[1]);
+	smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[1], 0);
 	smb2_set_related(&rqst[1]);
 
 	memset(&close_iov, 0, sizeof(close_iov));
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
index 9f4e9ed9ce53..2fe78acd7d0c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ extern int smb3_crypto_aead_allocate(struct TCP_Server_Info *server);
 extern unsigned long smb_rqst_len(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 				  struct smb_rqst *rqst);
 extern void smb2_set_next_command(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
-				  struct smb_rqst *rqst);
+				  struct smb_rqst *rqst,
+				  bool has_space_for_padding);
 extern void smb2_set_related(struct smb_rqst *rqst);
 
 /*
