diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 4511b708f0f3..7e175e1399d1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -3914,7 +3914,10 @@ parse_DFS_referrals(TRANSACTION2_GET_DFS_REFER_RSP *pSMBr,
 	bool is_unicode;
 	struct dfs_referral_level_3 *ref;
 
-	is_unicode = pSMBr->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE;
+	if (pSMBr->hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE)
+		is_unicode = true;
+	else
+		is_unicode = false;
 	*num_of_nodes = le16_to_cpu(pSMBr->NumberOfReferrals);
 
 	if (*num_of_nodes < 1) {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 644462729387..b51d5777cde6 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ incomplete_rcv:
 		/* Note that FC 1001 length is big endian on the wire,
 		but we convert it here so it is always manipulated
 		as host byte order */
-		pdu_length = ntohl(smb_buffer->smb_buf_length);
+		pdu_length = be32_to_cpu((__force __be32)smb_buffer->smb_buf_length);
 		smb_buffer->smb_buf_length = pdu_length;
 
 		cFYI(1, ("rfc1002 length 0x%x", pdu_length+4));