diff --git a/fs/smb/client/link.c b/fs/smb/client/link.c
index dd127917a340..0014523d6511 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/link.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/link.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ smb3_query_mf_symlink(unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	int buf_type = CIFS_NO_BUFFER;
 	__le16 *utf16_path;
 	__u8 oplock = SMB2_OPLOCK_LEVEL_NONE;
-	struct smb2_file_all_info *pfile_info = NULL;
+	struct smb2_file_all_info file_info = {};
 
 	oparms = (struct cifs_open_parms) {
 		.tcon = tcon,
@@ -336,20 +336,12 @@ smb3_query_mf_symlink(unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	if (utf16_path == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	pfile_info = kzalloc(sizeof(struct smb2_file_all_info) + PATH_MAX * 2,
-			     GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (pfile_info == NULL) {
-		kfree(utf16_path);
-		return  -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, pfile_info, NULL,
+	rc = SMB2_open(xid, &oparms, utf16_path, &oplock, &file_info, NULL,
 		       NULL, NULL);
 	if (rc)
 		goto qmf_out_open_fail;
 
-	if (pfile_info->EndOfFile != cpu_to_le64(CIFS_MF_SYMLINK_FILE_SIZE)) {
+	if (file_info.EndOfFile != cpu_to_le64(CIFS_MF_SYMLINK_FILE_SIZE)) {
 		/* it's not a symlink */
 		rc = -ENOENT; /* Is there a better rc to return? */
 		goto qmf_out;
@@ -367,7 +359,6 @@ smb3_query_mf_symlink(unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	SMB2_close(xid, tcon, fid.persistent_fid, fid.volatile_fid);
 qmf_out_open_fail:
 	kfree(utf16_path);
-	kfree(pfile_info);
 	return rc;
 }