diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index f6616d687365..3bbf23827060 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -426,10 +426,15 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_stream_write(struct ksmbd_file *fp, char *buf, loff_t *pos,
 	ksmbd_debug(VFS, "write stream data pos : %llu, count : %zd\n",
 		    *pos, count);
 
+	if (*pos >= XATTR_SIZE_MAX) {
+		pr_err("stream write position %lld is out of bounds\n",	*pos);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	size = *pos + count;
 	if (size > XATTR_SIZE_MAX) {
 		size = XATTR_SIZE_MAX;
-		count = (*pos + count) - XATTR_SIZE_MAX;
+		count = XATTR_SIZE_MAX - *pos;
 	}
 
 	v_len = ksmbd_vfs_getcasexattr(idmap,
@@ -443,13 +448,6 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_stream_write(struct ksmbd_file *fp, char *buf, loff_t *pos,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (v_len <= *pos) {
-		pr_err("stream write position %lld is out of bounds (stream length: %zd)\n",
-				*pos, v_len);
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	if (v_len < size) {
 		wbuf = kvzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!wbuf) {