diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 0c92af11f4f4..8632380d2b94 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -6421,9 +6421,7 @@ SetEARetry:
 	pSMB->InformationLevel =
 		cpu_to_le16(SMB_SET_FILE_EA);
 
-	parm_data =
-		(struct fealist *) (((char *) &pSMB->hdr.Protocol) +
-				       offset);
+	parm_data = (void *)pSMB + offsetof(struct smb_hdr, Protocol) + offset;
 	pSMB->ParameterOffset = cpu_to_le16(param_offset);
 	pSMB->DataOffset = cpu_to_le16(offset);
 	pSMB->SetupCount = 1;