diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index c4b32b7f4355e4c2a56c35134457abf501c98212..fd9147cdb5a98d76b8a354b3b2a8efd518aeb565 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -438,9 +438,9 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 			csocket = server->ssocket;
 			wake_up(&server->response_q);
 			continue;
-		} else if (length < 4) {
-			cFYI(1, ("less than four bytes received (%d bytes)",
-			      length));
+		} else if (length < pdu_length) {
+			cFYI(1, ("requested %d bytes but only got %d bytes",
+				  pdu_length, length));
 			pdu_length -= length;
 			msleep(1);
 			goto incomplete_rcv;