diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 06e8947fc370..670da1e55be7 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -622,11 +622,34 @@ set_credits(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, const int val)
 }
 
 static inline __u64
-get_next_mid(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
+get_next_mid64(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
 	return server->ops->get_next_mid(server);
 }
 
+static inline __le16
+get_next_mid(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
+{
+	__u16 mid = get_next_mid64(server);
+	/*
+	 * The value in the SMB header should be little endian for easy
+	 * on-the-wire decoding.
+	 */
+	return cpu_to_le16(mid);
+}
+
+static inline __u16
+get_mid(const struct smb_hdr *smb)
+{
+	return le16_to_cpu(smb->Mid);
+}
+
+static inline bool
+compare_mid(__u16 mid, const struct smb_hdr *smb)
+{
+	return mid == le16_to_cpu(smb->Mid);
+}
+
 /*
  * When the server supports very large reads and writes via POSIX extensions,
  * we can allow up to 2^24-1, minus the size of a READ/WRITE_AND_X header, not
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifspdu.h b/fs/cifs/cifspdu.h
index d40bd77a2392..f80f98f5ef9c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifspdu.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifspdu.h
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ struct smb_hdr {
 	__u16 Tid;
 	__le16 Pid;
 	__u16 Uid;
-	__u16 Mid;
+	__le16 Mid;
 	__u8 WordCount;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/misc.c b/fs/cifs/misc.c
index 298e31e3bdc6..2f9f3790679d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ check_smb_hdr(struct smb_hdr *smb)
 	if (smb->Command == SMB_COM_LOCKING_ANDX)
 		return 0;
 
-	cifs_dbg(VFS, "Server sent request, not response. mid=%u\n", smb->Mid);
+	cifs_dbg(VFS, "Server sent request, not response. mid=%u\n",
+		 get_mid(smb));
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ checkSMB(char *buf, unsigned int total_read)
 	}
 
 	if (4 + rfclen != clc_len) {
+		__u16 mid = get_mid(smb);
 		/* check if bcc wrapped around for large read responses */
 		if ((rfclen > 64 * 1024) && (rfclen > clc_len)) {
 			/* check if lengths match mod 64K */
@@ -358,11 +360,11 @@ checkSMB(char *buf, unsigned int total_read)
 				return 0; /* bcc wrapped */
 		}
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Calculated size %u vs length %u mismatch for mid=%u\n",
-			 clc_len, 4 + rfclen, smb->Mid);
+			 clc_len, 4 + rfclen, mid);
 
 		if (4 + rfclen < clc_len) {
 			cifs_dbg(VFS, "RFC1001 size %u smaller than SMB for mid=%u\n",
-				 rfclen, smb->Mid);
+				 rfclen, mid);
 			return -EIO;
 		} else if (rfclen > clc_len + 512) {
 			/*
@@ -375,7 +377,7 @@ checkSMB(char *buf, unsigned int total_read)
 			 * data to 512 bytes.
 			 */
 			cifs_dbg(VFS, "RFC1001 size %u more than 512 bytes larger than SMB for mid=%u\n",
-				 rfclen, smb->Mid);
+				 rfclen, mid);
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c
index 8233b174de3d..09ef8f322c2a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ send_nt_cancel(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, void *buf,
 	mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "issued NT_CANCEL for mid %u, rc = %d\n",
-		 in_buf->Mid, rc);
+		 get_mid(in_buf), rc);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ cifs_find_mid(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, char *buffer)
 
 	spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(mid, &server->pending_mid_q, qhead) {
-		if (mid->mid == buf->Mid &&
+		if (compare_mid(mid->mid, buf) &&
 		    mid->mid_state == MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED &&
 		    le16_to_cpu(mid->command) == buf->Command) {
 			spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
index 340abca3aa52..c523617eade2 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ smb2_verify_signature(struct smb_rqst *rqst, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 static inline void
 smb2_seq_num_into_buf(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb2_hdr *hdr)
 {
-	hdr->MessageId = get_next_mid(server);
+	hdr->MessageId = get_next_mid64(server);
 }
 
 static struct mid_q_entry *
diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index 800b938e4061..0ee6d249ef6f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ AllocMidQEntry(const struct smb_hdr *smb_buffer, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		return temp;
 	else {
 		memset(temp, 0, sizeof(struct mid_q_entry));
-		temp->mid = smb_buffer->Mid;	/* always LE */
+		temp->mid = get_mid(smb_buffer);
 		temp->pid = current->pid;
 		temp->command = cpu_to_le16(smb_buffer->Command);
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "For smb_command %d\n", smb_buffer->Command);