diff --git a/fs/smb/server/server.c b/fs/smb/server/server.c
index 3cea16050e4f..bedc8390b6db 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/server.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/server.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static inline int check_conn_state(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 
 	if (ksmbd_conn_exiting(work->conn) ||
 	    ksmbd_conn_need_reconnect(work->conn)) {
-		rsp_hdr = work->response_buf;
+		rsp_hdr = smb2_get_msg(work->response_buf);
 		rsp_hdr->Status.CifsError = STATUS_CONNECTION_DISCONNECTED;
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb_common.c b/fs/smb/server/smb_common.c
index b23203a1c286..6d7b4449276b 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb_common.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb_common.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int ksmbd_verify_smb_message(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	if (smb2_hdr->ProtocolId == SMB2_PROTO_NUMBER)
 		return ksmbd_smb2_check_message(work);
 
-	hdr = work->request_buf;
+	hdr = smb2_get_msg(work->request_buf);
 	if (*(__le32 *)hdr->Protocol == SMB1_PROTO_NUMBER &&
 	    hdr->Command == SMB_COM_NEGOTIATE) {
 		work->conn->outstanding_credits++;
@@ -278,15 +278,14 @@ static int ksmbd_negotiate_smb_dialect(void *buf)
 						  req->DialectCount);
 	}
 
-	proto = *(__le32 *)((struct smb_hdr *)buf)->Protocol;
 	if (proto == SMB1_PROTO_NUMBER) {
 		struct smb_negotiate_req *req;
 
-		req = (struct smb_negotiate_req *)buf;
+		req = (struct smb_negotiate_req *)smb2_get_msg(buf);
 		if (le16_to_cpu(req->ByteCount) < 2)
 			goto err_out;
 
-		if (offsetof(struct smb_negotiate_req, DialectsArray) - 4 +
+		if (offsetof(struct smb_negotiate_req, DialectsArray) +
 			le16_to_cpu(req->ByteCount) > smb_buf_length) {
 			goto err_out;
 		}
@@ -320,8 +319,8 @@ static u16 get_smb1_cmd_val(struct ksmbd_work *work)
  */
 static int init_smb1_rsp_hdr(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 {
-	struct smb_hdr *rsp_hdr = (struct smb_hdr *)work->response_buf;
-	struct smb_hdr *rcv_hdr = (struct smb_hdr *)work->request_buf;
+	struct smb_hdr *rsp_hdr = (struct smb_hdr *)smb2_get_msg(work->response_buf);
+	struct smb_hdr *rcv_hdr = (struct smb_hdr *)smb2_get_msg(work->request_buf);
 
 	rsp_hdr->Command = SMB_COM_NEGOTIATE;
 	*(__le32 *)rsp_hdr->Protocol = SMB1_PROTO_NUMBER;
@@ -412,9 +411,10 @@ static int init_smb1_server(struct ksmbd_conn *conn)
 
 int ksmbd_init_smb_server(struct ksmbd_conn *conn)
 {
+	struct smb_hdr *rcv_hdr = (struct smb_hdr *)smb2_get_msg(conn->request_buf);
 	__le32 proto;
 
-	proto = *(__le32 *)((struct smb_hdr *)conn->request_buf)->Protocol;
+	proto = *(__le32 *)rcv_hdr->Protocol;
 	if (conn->need_neg == false) {
 		if (proto == SMB1_PROTO_NUMBER)
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -572,12 +572,12 @@ static int __smb2_negotiate(struct ksmbd_conn *conn)
 
 static int smb_handle_negotiate(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 {
-	struct smb_negotiate_rsp *neg_rsp = work->response_buf;
+	struct smb_negotiate_rsp *neg_rsp = smb2_get_msg(work->response_buf);
 
 	ksmbd_debug(SMB, "Unsupported SMB1 protocol\n");
 
-	if (ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp(work, (void *)neg_rsp + 4,
-			      sizeof(struct smb_negotiate_rsp) - 4))
+	if (ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp(work, (void *)neg_rsp,
+			      sizeof(struct smb_negotiate_rsp)))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	neg_rsp->hdr.Status.CifsError = STATUS_SUCCESS;