diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c
index fbdde426dd01..0ffe663b7590 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c
@@ -416,8 +416,11 @@ int ksmbd_smb2_check_message(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 
 		/*
 		 * Allow a message that padded to 8byte boundary.
+		 * Linux 4.19.217 with smb 3.0.2 are sometimes
+		 * sending messages where the cls_len is exactly
+		 * 8 bytes less than len.
 		 */
-		if (clc_len < len && (len - clc_len) < 8)
+		if (clc_len < len && (len - clc_len) <= 8)
 			goto validate_credit;
 
 		pr_err_ratelimited(