diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 140efc1a937469e73ac801820625ad18ab01705d..182b864b3075bdd1f0b079f9047c8a0f4a5d796d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -594,6 +594,8 @@ decode_lanman_negprot_rsp(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, NEGOTIATE_RSP *pSMBr)
 			       cifs_max_pending);
 	set_credits(server, server->maxReq);
 	server->maxBuf = le16_to_cpu(rsp->MaxBufSize);
+	/* set up max_read for readpages check */
+	server->max_read = server->maxBuf;
 	/* even though we do not use raw we might as well set this
 	accurately, in case we ever find a need for it */
 	if ((le16_to_cpu(rsp->RawMode) & RAW_ENABLE) == RAW_ENABLE) {
@@ -755,6 +757,8 @@ CIFSSMBNegotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	set_credits(server, server->maxReq);
 	/* probably no need to store and check maxvcs */
 	server->maxBuf = le32_to_cpu(pSMBr->MaxBufferSize);
+	/* set up max_read for readpages check */
+	server->max_read = server->maxBuf;
 	server->max_rw = le32_to_cpu(pSMBr->MaxRawSize);
 	cifs_dbg(NOISY, "Max buf = %d\n", ses->server->maxBuf);
 	server->capabilities = le32_to_cpu(pSMBr->Capabilities);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 8fbbdcdad8ffa89fda849927cec56fdb7666fda6..390d2b15ef6ef9d7014e90069cdad3d2880806d3 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static void cifs_set_ops(struct inode *inode)
 		}
 
 		/* check if server can support readpages */
-		if (cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb)->ses->server->maxBuf <
+		if (cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb)->ses->server->max_read <
 				PAGE_SIZE + MAX_CIFS_HDR_SIZE)
 			inode->i_data.a_ops = &cifs_addr_ops_smallbuf;
 		else