diff --git a/fs/cifs/readdir.c b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
index f84062f9a985..f5618f8cc462 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ static int cifs_get_name_from_search_buf(struct qstr *pqst,
 					   min(len, max_len), nlt,
 					   cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
 						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+		pqst->len -= nls_nullsize(nlt);
 	} else {
 		pqst->name = filename;
 		pqst->len = len;