diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/auth.c b/fs/ksmbd/auth.c
index 1aa199cee668..035e6aee3466 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/auth.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/auth.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ static struct scatterlist *ksmbd_init_sg(struct kvec *iov, unsigned int nvec,
 					 u8 *sign)
 {
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
-	unsigned int assoc_data_len = sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) - 24;
+	unsigned int assoc_data_len = sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) - 20;
 	int i, nr_entries[3] = {0}, total_entries = 0, sg_idx = 0;
 
 	if (!nvec)
@@ -1250,9 +1250,8 @@ static struct scatterlist *ksmbd_init_sg(struct kvec *iov, unsigned int nvec,
 int ksmbd_crypt_message(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct kvec *iov,
 			unsigned int nvec, int enc)
 {
-	struct smb2_transform_hdr *tr_hdr =
-		(struct smb2_transform_hdr *)iov[0].iov_base;
-	unsigned int assoc_data_len = sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) - 24;
+	struct smb2_transform_hdr *tr_hdr = smb2_get_msg(iov[0].iov_base);
+	unsigned int assoc_data_len = sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) - 20;
 	int rc;
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
 	u8 sign[SMB2_SIGNATURE_SIZE] = {};
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/connection.c b/fs/ksmbd/connection.c
index af086d35398a..c58eba157a8a 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/connection.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/connection.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ int ksmbd_conn_write(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 
 	if (work->tr_buf) {
 		iov[iov_idx] = (struct kvec) { work->tr_buf,
-				sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) };
+				sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) + 4 };
 		len += iov[iov_idx++].iov_len;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
index 9b2875bdd9be..745d3f5eac09 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
@@ -8235,13 +8235,13 @@ void smb3_preauth_hash_rsp(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	}
 }
 
-static void fill_transform_hdr(struct smb2_transform_hdr *tr_hdr, char *old_buf,
-			       __le16 cipher_type)
+static void fill_transform_hdr(void *tr_buf, char *old_buf, __le16 cipher_type)
 {
-	struct smb2_hdr *hdr = (struct smb2_hdr *)old_buf;
+	struct smb2_transform_hdr *tr_hdr = tr_buf + 4;
+	struct smb2_hdr *hdr = smb2_get_msg(old_buf);
 	unsigned int orig_len = get_rfc1002_len(old_buf);
 
-	memset(tr_hdr, 0, sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr));
+	memset(tr_buf, 0, sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) + 4);
 	tr_hdr->ProtocolId = SMB2_TRANSFORM_PROTO_NUM;
 	tr_hdr->OriginalMessageSize = cpu_to_le32(orig_len);
 	tr_hdr->Flags = cpu_to_le16(0x01);
@@ -8251,14 +8251,13 @@ static void fill_transform_hdr(struct smb2_transform_hdr *tr_hdr, char *old_buf,
 	else
 		get_random_bytes(&tr_hdr->Nonce, SMB3_AES_CCM_NONCE);
 	memcpy(&tr_hdr->SessionId, &hdr->SessionId, 8);
-	inc_rfc1001_len(tr_hdr, sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) - 4);
-	inc_rfc1001_len(tr_hdr, orig_len);
+	inc_rfc1001_len(tr_buf, sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr));
+	inc_rfc1001_len(tr_buf, orig_len);
 }
 
 int smb3_encrypt_resp(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 {
 	char *buf = work->response_buf;
-	struct smb2_transform_hdr *tr_hdr;
 	struct kvec iov[3];
 	int rc = -ENOMEM;
 	int buf_size = 0, rq_nvec = 2 + (work->aux_payload_sz ? 1 : 0);
@@ -8266,15 +8265,15 @@ int smb3_encrypt_resp(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	if (ARRAY_SIZE(iov) < rq_nvec)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	tr_hdr = kzalloc(sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!tr_hdr)
+	work->tr_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) + 4, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!work->tr_buf)
 		return rc;
 
 	/* fill transform header */
-	fill_transform_hdr(tr_hdr, buf, work->conn->cipher_type);
+	fill_transform_hdr(work->tr_buf, buf, work->conn->cipher_type);
 
-	iov[0].iov_base = tr_hdr;
-	iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr);
+	iov[0].iov_base = work->tr_buf;
+	iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) + 4;
 	buf_size += iov[0].iov_len - 4;
 
 	iov[1].iov_base = buf + 4;
@@ -8294,15 +8293,14 @@ int smb3_encrypt_resp(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		return rc;
 
 	memmove(buf, iov[1].iov_base, iov[1].iov_len);
-	tr_hdr->smb2_buf_length = cpu_to_be32(buf_size);
-	work->tr_buf = tr_hdr;
+	*(__be32 *)work->tr_buf = cpu_to_be32(buf_size);
 
 	return rc;
 }
 
 bool smb3_is_transform_hdr(void *buf)
 {
-	struct smb2_transform_hdr *trhdr = buf;
+	struct smb2_transform_hdr *trhdr = smb2_get_msg(buf);
 
 	return trhdr->ProtocolId == SMB2_TRANSFORM_PROTO_NUM;
 }
@@ -8314,9 +8312,9 @@ int smb3_decrypt_req(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	char *buf = work->request_buf;
 	unsigned int pdu_length = get_rfc1002_len(buf);
 	struct kvec iov[2];
-	unsigned int buf_data_size = pdu_length + 4 -
+	unsigned int buf_data_size = pdu_length -
 		sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr);
-	struct smb2_transform_hdr *tr_hdr = (struct smb2_transform_hdr *)buf;
+	struct smb2_transform_hdr *tr_hdr = smb2_get_msg(buf);
 	unsigned int orig_len = le32_to_cpu(tr_hdr->OriginalMessageSize);
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -8327,21 +8325,21 @@ int smb3_decrypt_req(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		return -ECONNABORTED;
 	}
 
-	if (pdu_length + 4 <
+	if (pdu_length <
 	    sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) + sizeof(struct smb2_hdr)) {
 		pr_err("Transform message is too small (%u)\n",
 		       pdu_length);
 		return -ECONNABORTED;
 	}
 
-	if (pdu_length + 4 < orig_len + sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr)) {
+	if (pdu_length < orig_len + sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr)) {
 		pr_err("Transform message is broken\n");
 		return -ECONNABORTED;
 	}
 
 	iov[0].iov_base = buf;
-	iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr);
-	iov[1].iov_base = buf + sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr);
+	iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) + 4;
+	iov[1].iov_base = buf + sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) + 4;
 	iov[1].iov_len = buf_data_size;
 	rc = ksmbd_crypt_message(conn, iov, 2, 0);
 	if (rc)
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.h b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.h
index d975e044704f..c13b425c0f62 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.h
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.h
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ struct smb2_pdu {
 #define SMB3_AES_GCM_NONCE 12
 
 struct smb2_transform_hdr {
-	__be32 smb2_buf_length; /* big endian on wire */
-	/*
-	 * length is only two or three bytes - with
-	 * one or two byte type preceding it that MBZ
-	 */
 	__le32 ProtocolId;      /* 0xFD 'S' 'M' 'B' */
 	__u8   Signature[16];
 	__u8   Nonce[16];
