diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 0f044c4..41625e4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -729,8 +729,8 @@ SMB2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 
 int smb3_validate_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 {
-	int rc = 0;
-	struct validate_negotiate_info_req vneg_inbuf;
+	int ret, rc = -EIO;
+	struct validate_negotiate_info_req *pneg_inbuf;
 	struct validate_negotiate_info_rsp *pneg_rsp = NULL;
 	u32 rsplen;
 	u32 inbuflen; /* max of 4 dialects */
@@ -741,6 +741,9 @@ int smb3_validate_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	if (tcon->ses->server->rdma)
 		return 0;
 #endif
+	pneg_inbuf = kmalloc(sizeof(*pneg_inbuf), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pneg_inbuf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* In SMB3.11 preauth integrity supersedes validate negotiate */
 	if (tcon->ses->server->dialect == SMB311_PROT_ID)
@@ -764,53 +767,53 @@ int smb3_validate_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	if (tcon->ses->session_flags & SMB2_SESSION_FLAG_IS_NULL)
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "Unexpected null user (anonymous) auth flag sent by server\n");
 
-	vneg_inbuf.Capabilities =
+	pneg_inbuf->Capabilities =
 			cpu_to_le32(tcon->ses->server->vals->req_capabilities);
-	memcpy(vneg_inbuf.Guid, tcon->ses->server->client_guid,
+	memcpy(pneg_inbuf->Guid, tcon->ses->server->client_guid,
 					SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE);
 
 	if (tcon->ses->sign)
-		vneg_inbuf.SecurityMode =
+		pneg_inbuf->SecurityMode =
 			cpu_to_le16(SMB2_NEGOTIATE_SIGNING_REQUIRED);
 	else if (global_secflags & CIFSSEC_MAY_SIGN)
-		vneg_inbuf.SecurityMode =
+		pneg_inbuf->SecurityMode =
 			cpu_to_le16(SMB2_NEGOTIATE_SIGNING_ENABLED);
 	else
-		vneg_inbuf.SecurityMode = 0;
+		pneg_inbuf->SecurityMode = 0;
 
 
 	if (strcmp(tcon->ses->server->vals->version_string,
 		SMB3ANY_VERSION_STRING) == 0) {
-		vneg_inbuf.Dialects[0] = cpu_to_le16(SMB30_PROT_ID);
-		vneg_inbuf.Dialects[1] = cpu_to_le16(SMB302_PROT_ID);
-		vneg_inbuf.DialectCount = cpu_to_le16(2);
+		pneg_inbuf->Dialects[0] = cpu_to_le16(SMB30_PROT_ID);
+		pneg_inbuf->Dialects[1] = cpu_to_le16(SMB302_PROT_ID);
+		pneg_inbuf->DialectCount = cpu_to_le16(2);
 		/* structure is big enough for 3 dialects, sending only 2 */
 		inbuflen = sizeof(struct validate_negotiate_info_req) - 2;
 	} else if (strcmp(tcon->ses->server->vals->version_string,
 		SMBDEFAULT_VERSION_STRING) == 0) {
-		vneg_inbuf.Dialects[0] = cpu_to_le16(SMB21_PROT_ID);
-		vneg_inbuf.Dialects[1] = cpu_to_le16(SMB30_PROT_ID);
-		vneg_inbuf.Dialects[2] = cpu_to_le16(SMB302_PROT_ID);
-		vneg_inbuf.DialectCount = cpu_to_le16(3);
+		pneg_inbuf->Dialects[0] = cpu_to_le16(SMB21_PROT_ID);
+		pneg_inbuf->Dialects[1] = cpu_to_le16(SMB30_PROT_ID);
+		pneg_inbuf->Dialects[2] = cpu_to_le16(SMB302_PROT_ID);
+		pneg_inbuf->DialectCount = cpu_to_le16(3);
 		/* structure is big enough for 3 dialects */
 		inbuflen = sizeof(struct validate_negotiate_info_req);
 	} else {
 		/* otherwise specific dialect was requested */
-		vneg_inbuf.Dialects[0] =
+		pneg_inbuf->Dialects[0] =
 			cpu_to_le16(tcon->ses->server->vals->protocol_id);
-		vneg_inbuf.DialectCount = cpu_to_le16(1);
+		pneg_inbuf->DialectCount = cpu_to_le16(1);
 		/* structure is big enough for 3 dialects, sending only 1 */
 		inbuflen = sizeof(struct validate_negotiate_info_req) - 4;
 	}
 
-	rc = SMB2_ioctl(xid, tcon, NO_FILE_ID, NO_FILE_ID,
+	ret = SMB2_ioctl(xid, tcon, NO_FILE_ID, NO_FILE_ID,
 		FSCTL_VALIDATE_NEGOTIATE_INFO, true /* is_fsctl */,
-		(char *)&vneg_inbuf, sizeof(struct validate_negotiate_info_req),
+		(char *)pneg_inbuf, sizeof(struct validate_negotiate_info_req),
 		(char **)&pneg_rsp, &rsplen);
 
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		cifs_dbg(VFS, "validate protocol negotiate failed: %d\n", rc);
-		return -EIO;
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "validate protocol negotiate failed: %d\n", ret);
+		goto out_free_inbuf;
 	}
 
 	if (rsplen != sizeof(struct validate_negotiate_info_rsp)) {
@@ -820,7 +823,7 @@ int smb3_validate_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 		/* relax check since Mac returns max bufsize allowed on ioctl */
 		if ((rsplen > CIFSMaxBufSize)
 		     || (rsplen < sizeof(struct validate_negotiate_info_rsp)))
-			goto err_rsp_free;
+			goto out_free_rsp;
 	}
 
 	/* check validate negotiate info response matches what we got earlier */
@@ -838,14 +841,16 @@ int smb3_validate_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 
 	/* validate negotiate successful */
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "validate negotiate info successful\n");
-	kfree(pneg_rsp);
-	return 0;
+	rc = 0;
+	goto out_free_rsp;
 
 vneg_out:
 	cifs_dbg(VFS, "protocol revalidation - security settings mismatch\n");
-err_rsp_free:
+out_free_rsp:
 	kfree(pneg_rsp);
-	return -EIO;
+out_free_inbuf:
+	kfree(pneg_inbuf);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 enum securityEnum
