diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
index a8999f930b22..f14533da3a93 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	struct cifs_open_parms oparms;
 	struct cifs_fid fid;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = tcon->ses;
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
 	int num_rqst = 0;
 	struct smb_rqst rqst[3];
 	int resp_buftype[3];
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	if (rc)
 		goto finished;
 
-	smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst++], 0);
+	smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst++]);
 
 	/* Operation */
 	switch (command) {
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 				SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0,
 				sizeof(struct smb2_file_all_info) +
 					  PATH_MAX * 2, 0, NULL);
-		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
+		smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst]);
 		smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
 		break;
 	case SMB2_OP_DELETE:
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 					COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
 					FILE_DISPOSITION_INFORMATION,
 					SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 1);
+		smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst]);
 		smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
 		break;
 	case SMB2_OP_SET_EOF:
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 					COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
 					FILE_END_OF_FILE_INFORMATION,
 					SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
+		smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst]);
 		smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
 		break;
 	case SMB2_OP_SET_INFO:
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 					COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
 					FILE_BASIC_INFORMATION,
 					SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
+		smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst]);
 		smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
 		break;
 	case SMB2_OP_RENAME:
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 					COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
 					FILE_RENAME_INFORMATION,
 					SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
+		smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst]);
 		smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
 		break;
 	case SMB2_OP_HARDLINK:
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 					COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
 					FILE_LINK_INFORMATION,
 					SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-		smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
+		smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst]);
 		smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -388,7 +387,6 @@ smb2_set_path_attr(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto smb2_rename_path;
 	}
-
 	rc = smb2_compound_op(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, from_name, access,
 			      FILE_OPEN, 0, smb2_to_name, command);
 smb2_rename_path:
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index 6c99a146fcec..33100ef74d7f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -884,7 +884,6 @@ smb2_set_ea(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	    struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 {
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = tcon->ses;
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
 	__le16 *utf16_path = NULL;
 	int ea_name_len = strlen(ea_name);
 	int flags = 0;
@@ -936,7 +935,7 @@ smb2_set_ea(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	rc = SMB2_open_init(tcon, &rqst[0], &oplock, &oparms, utf16_path);
 	if (rc)
 		goto sea_exit;
-	smb2_set_next_command(ses->server, &rqst[0], 0);
+	smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[0]);
 
 
 	/* Set Info */
@@ -963,7 +962,7 @@ smb2_set_ea(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 				COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
 				FILE_FULL_EA_INFORMATION,
 				SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-	smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[1], 0);
+	smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[1]);
 	smb2_set_related(&rqst[1]);
 
 
@@ -1222,7 +1221,7 @@ smb2_ioctl_query_info(const unsigned int xid,
 	rc = SMB2_open_init(tcon, &rqst[0], &oplock, &oparms, path);
 	if (rc)
 		goto iqinf_exit;
-	smb2_set_next_command(ses->server, &rqst[0], 0);
+	smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[0]);
 
 	/* Query */
 	memset(&qi_iov, 0, sizeof(qi_iov));
@@ -1236,7 +1235,7 @@ smb2_ioctl_query_info(const unsigned int xid,
 				  qi.output_buffer_length, buffer);
 	if (rc)
 		goto iqinf_exit;
-	smb2_set_next_command(ses->server, &rqst[1], 0);
+	smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[1]);
 	smb2_set_related(&rqst[1]);
 
 	/* Close */
@@ -1789,26 +1788,53 @@ smb2_set_related(struct smb_rqst *rqst)
 char smb2_padding[7] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
 
 void
-smb2_set_next_command(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_rqst *rqst,
-		      bool has_space_for_padding)
+smb2_set_next_command(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, struct smb_rqst *rqst)
 {
 	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr;
+	struct cifs_ses *ses = tcon->ses;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
 	unsigned long len = smb_rqst_len(server, rqst);
+	int i, num_padding;
 
 	/* SMB headers in a compound are 8 byte aligned. */
-	if (len & 7) {
-		if (has_space_for_padding) {
-			len = rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec - 1].iov_len;
-			rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec - 1].iov_len =
-				(len + 7) & ~7;
-		} else {
-			rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec].iov_base = smb2_padding;
-			rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec].iov_len = 8 - (len & 7);
-			rqst->rq_nvec++;
+
+	/* No padding needed */
+	if (!(len & 7))
+		goto finished;
+
+	num_padding = 8 - (len & 7);
+	if (!smb3_encryption_required(tcon)) {
+		/*
+		 * If we do not have encryption then we can just add an extra
+		 * iov for the padding.
+		 */
+		rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec].iov_base = smb2_padding;
+		rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec].iov_len = num_padding;
+		rqst->rq_nvec++;
+		len += num_padding;
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * We can not add a small padding iov for the encryption case
+		 * because the encryption framework can not handle the padding
+		 * iovs.
+		 * We have to flatten this into a single buffer and add
+		 * the padding to it.
+		 */
+		for (i = 1; i < rqst->rq_nvec; i++) {
+			memcpy(rqst->rq_iov[0].iov_base +
+			       rqst->rq_iov[0].iov_len,
+			       rqst->rq_iov[i].iov_base,
+			       rqst->rq_iov[i].iov_len);
+			rqst->rq_iov[0].iov_len += rqst->rq_iov[i].iov_len;
 		}
-		len = smb_rqst_len(server, rqst);
+		memset(rqst->rq_iov[0].iov_base + rqst->rq_iov[0].iov_len,
+		       0, num_padding);
+		rqst->rq_iov[0].iov_len += num_padding;
+		len += num_padding;
+		rqst->rq_nvec = 1;
 	}
 
+ finished:
 	shdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)(rqst->rq_iov[0].iov_base);
 	shdr->NextCommand = cpu_to_le32(len);
 }
@@ -1825,7 +1851,6 @@ smb2_query_info_compound(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			 struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 {
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = tcon->ses;
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
 	int flags = 0;
 	struct smb_rqst rqst[3];
 	int resp_buftype[3];
@@ -1862,7 +1887,7 @@ smb2_query_info_compound(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	rc = SMB2_open_init(tcon, &rqst[0], &oplock, &oparms, utf16_path);
 	if (rc)
 		goto qic_exit;
-	smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[0], 0);
+	smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[0]);
 
 	memset(&qi_iov, 0, sizeof(qi_iov));
 	rqst[1].rq_iov = qi_iov;
@@ -1874,7 +1899,7 @@ smb2_query_info_compound(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 				  NULL);
 	if (rc)
 		goto qic_exit;
-	smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[1], 0);
+	smb2_set_next_command(tcon, &rqst[1]);
 	smb2_set_related(&rqst[1]);
 
 	memset(&close_iov, 0, sizeof(close_iov));
@@ -2806,7 +2831,7 @@ init_sg(int num_rqst, struct smb_rqst *rqst, u8 *sign)
 			smb2_sg_set_buf(&sg[idx++],
 					rqst[i].rq_iov[j].iov_base + skip,
 					rqst[i].rq_iov[j].iov_len - skip);
-		}
+			}
 
 		for (j = 0; j < rqst[i].rq_npages; j++) {
 			unsigned int len, offset;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
index 4029ee037ab4..87733b27a65f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
@@ -116,9 +116,8 @@ extern void smb2_reconnect_server(struct work_struct *work);
 extern int smb3_crypto_aead_allocate(struct TCP_Server_Info *server);
 extern unsigned long smb_rqst_len(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 				  struct smb_rqst *rqst);
-extern void smb2_set_next_command(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
-				  struct smb_rqst *rqst,
-				  bool has_space_for_padding);
+extern void smb2_set_next_command(struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
+				  struct smb_rqst *rqst);
 extern void smb2_set_related(struct smb_rqst *rqst);
 
 /*