diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index cf32f03..c0f3718 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
 static inline unsigned int
 get_rfc1002_length(void *buf)
 {
-	return be32_to_cpu(*((__be32 *)buf));
+	return be32_to_cpu(*((__be32 *)buf)) & 0xffffff;
 }
 
 static inline void