if (rc)
                goto finished;
 
-       smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst++]);
+       smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst++], 0);
 
        /* Operation */
        switch (command) {
                                SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0,
                                sizeof(struct smb2_file_all_info) +
                                          PATH_MAX * 2, 0, NULL);
-               smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+               smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
                smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
                break;
        case SMB2_OP_DELETE:
                rqst[num_rqst].rq_iov = si_iov;
                rqst[num_rqst].rq_nvec = 1;
 
-               size[0] = 8;
+               size[0] = 1; /* sizeof __u8 See MS-FSCC section 2.4.11 */
                data[0] = &delete_pending[0];
 
                rc = SMB2_set_info_init(tcon, &rqst[num_rqst], COMPOUND_FID,
                                        COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
                                        FILE_DISPOSITION_INFORMATION,
                                        SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-               smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+               smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 1);
                smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
                break;
        case SMB2_OP_SET_EOF:
                                        COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
                                        FILE_END_OF_FILE_INFORMATION,
                                        SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-               smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+               smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
                smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
                break;
        case SMB2_OP_SET_INFO:
                                        COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
                                        FILE_BASIC_INFORMATION,
                                        SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-               smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+               smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
                smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
                break;
        case SMB2_OP_RENAME:
                                        COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
                                        FILE_RENAME_INFORMATION,
                                        SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-               smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+               smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
                smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
                break;
        case SMB2_OP_HARDLINK:
                                        COMPOUND_FID, current->tgid,
                                        FILE_LINK_INFORMATION,
                                        SMB2_O_INFO_FILE, 0, data, size);
-               smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst]);
+               smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[num_rqst], 0);
                smb2_set_related(&rqst[num_rqst++]);
                break;
        default:
 
        rc = SMB2_open_init(tcon, &rqst[0], &oplock, &oparms, path);
        if (rc)
                goto iqinf_exit;
-       smb2_set_next_command(ses->server, &rqst[0]);
+       smb2_set_next_command(ses->server, &rqst[0], 0);
 
        /* Query */
        memset(&qi_iov, 0, sizeof(qi_iov));
                                  qi.output_buffer_length, buffer);
        if (rc)
                goto iqinf_exit;
-       smb2_set_next_command(ses->server, &rqst[1]);
+       smb2_set_next_command(ses->server, &rqst[1], 0);
        smb2_set_related(&rqst[1]);
 
        /* Close */
 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)
+smb2_set_next_command(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_rqst *rqst,
+                     bool has_space_for_padding)
 {
        struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr;
        unsigned long len = smb_rqst_len(server, rqst);
 
        /* SMB headers in a compound are 8 byte aligned. */
        if (len & 7) {
-               rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec].iov_base = smb2_padding;
-               rqst->rq_iov[rqst->rq_nvec].iov_len = 8 - (len & 7);
-               rqst->rq_nvec++;
+               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++;
+               }
                len = smb_rqst_len(server, rqst);
        }
 
        rc = SMB2_open_init(tcon, &rqst[0], &oplock, &oparms, &srch_path);
        if (rc)
                goto qfs_exit;
-       smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[0]);
+       smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[0], 0);
 
        memset(&qi_iov, 0, sizeof(qi_iov));
        rqst[1].rq_iov = qi_iov;
                                  NULL);
        if (rc)
                goto qfs_exit;
-       smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[1]);
+       smb2_set_next_command(server, &rqst[1], 0);
        smb2_set_related(&rqst[1]);
 
        memset(&close_iov, 0, sizeof(close_iov));