diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 86a54b809c4843b842d30a8aa8a19058fef6285b..8b9471904f67e8a93b2781dc54339d3f06ce697e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -1521,9 +1521,10 @@ cifs_readv_receive(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 
 	/* set up first two iov for signature check and to get credits */
 	rdata->iov[0].iov_base = buf;
-	rdata->iov[0].iov_len = 4;
-	rdata->iov[1].iov_base = buf + 4;
-	rdata->iov[1].iov_len = server->total_read - 4;
+	rdata->iov[0].iov_len = server->vals->header_preamble_size;
+	rdata->iov[1].iov_base = buf + server->vals->header_preamble_size;
+	rdata->iov[1].iov_len =
+		server->total_read - server->vals->header_preamble_size;
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "0: iov_base=%p iov_len=%zu\n",
 		 rdata->iov[0].iov_base, rdata->iov[0].iov_len);
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "1: iov_base=%p iov_len=%zu\n",
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index f0d966da7f378e9b29c999275b38294e0f2ababc..6fc16329ceb45c0176c618afcf016e22401f9a19 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -3000,10 +3000,10 @@ handle_read_data(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry *mid,
 
 	/* set up first two iov to get credits */
 	rdata->iov[0].iov_base = buf;
-	rdata->iov[0].iov_len = 4;
-	rdata->iov[1].iov_base = buf + 4;
+	rdata->iov[0].iov_len = 0;
+	rdata->iov[1].iov_base = buf;
 	rdata->iov[1].iov_len =
-		min_t(unsigned int, buf_len, server->vals->read_rsp_size) - 4;
+		min_t(unsigned int, buf_len, server->vals->read_rsp_size);
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "0: iov_base=%p iov_len=%zu\n",
 		 rdata->iov[0].iov_base, rdata->iov[0].iov_len);
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "1: iov_base=%p iov_len=%zu\n",