diff --git a/fs/cifs/link.c b/fs/cifs/link.c
index e8804d3..ce417a9 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/link.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/link.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 	if (rc != 0)
 		return rc;
 
-	if (file_info.EndOfFile != CIFS_MF_SYMLINK_FILE_SIZE) {
+	if (file_info.EndOfFile != cpu_to_le64(CIFS_MF_SYMLINK_FILE_SIZE)) {
 		CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, netfid);
 		/* it's not a symlink */
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (file_info.EndOfFile != CIFS_MF_SYMLINK_FILE_SIZE) {
+	if (file_info.EndOfFile != cpu_to_le64(CIFS_MF_SYMLINK_FILE_SIZE)) {
 		CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, netfid);
 		/* it's not a symlink */
 		goto out;