diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index 32f90dc..d44df8f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ smb2_set_ea(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	rqst[1].rq_iov = si_iov;
 	rqst[1].rq_nvec = 1;
 
-	len = sizeof(ea) + ea_name_len + ea_value_len + 1;
+	len = sizeof(*ea) + ea_name_len + ea_value_len + 1;
 	ea = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ea == NULL) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;