diff --git a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_create.c b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_create.c
index 313187d5d5..b0762a2605 100644
--- a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_create.c
+++ b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_create.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ afs_create(OSI_VC_DECL(adp), char *aname, struct vattr *attrs,
 
     AFS_STATCNT(afs_create);
 
-    OutFidStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(AFS_SMALLOCSIZ);
-    OutDirStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(AFS_SMALLOCSIZ);
+    OutFidStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(sizeof(struct AFSFetchStatus));
+    OutDirStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(sizeof(struct AFSFetchStatus));
 
     if ((code = afs_CreateReq(&treq, acred)))
 	goto done2;
diff --git a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_dirops.c b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_dirops.c
index b8ce1f9e36..8dea2036ff 100644
--- a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_dirops.c
+++ b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_dirops.c
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ afs_mkdir(OSI_VC_DECL(adp), char *aname, struct vattr *attrs,
     afs_Trace2(afs_iclSetp, CM_TRACE_MKDIR, ICL_TYPE_POINTER, adp,
 	       ICL_TYPE_STRING, aname);
 
-    OutFidStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(AFS_SMALLOCSIZ);
-    OutDirStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(AFS_SMALLOCSIZ);
+    OutFidStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(sizeof(struct AFSFetchStatus));
+    OutDirStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(sizeof(struct AFSFetchStatus));
 
     if ((code = afs_CreateReq(&treq, acred)))
 	goto done2;
diff --git a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_link.c b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_link.c
index 6f6fe0a868..2a8844348b 100644
--- a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_link.c
+++ b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_link.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ afs_link(struct vcache *avc, OSI_VC_DECL(adp), char *aname,
     afs_Trace3(afs_iclSetp, CM_TRACE_LINK, ICL_TYPE_POINTER, adp,
 	       ICL_TYPE_POINTER, avc, ICL_TYPE_STRING, aname);
 
-    OutFidStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(AFS_SMALLOCSIZ);
-    OutDirStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(AFS_SMALLOCSIZ);
+    OutFidStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(sizeof(struct AFSFetchStatus));
+    OutDirStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(sizeof(struct AFSFetchStatus));
 
     /* create a hard link; new entry is aname in dir adp */
     if ((code = afs_CreateReq(&treq, acred)))
diff --git a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_rename.c b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_rename.c
index 0fe76c83a7..c68bdef2ab 100644
--- a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_rename.c
+++ b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_rename.c
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ afsrename(struct vcache *aodp, char *aname1, struct vcache *andp,
 	       ICL_TYPE_STRING, aname1, ICL_TYPE_POINTER, andp,
 	       ICL_TYPE_STRING, aname2);
 
-    OutOldDirStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(AFS_SMALLOCSIZ);
-    OutNewDirStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(AFS_SMALLOCSIZ);
+    OutOldDirStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(sizeof(struct AFSFetchStatus));
+    OutNewDirStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(sizeof(struct AFSFetchStatus));
 
     if (strlen(aname1) > AFSNAMEMAX || strlen(aname2) > AFSNAMEMAX) {
 	code = ENAMETOOLONG;
diff --git a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_symlink.c b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_symlink.c
index 4c3819818e..4ab1619d0b 100644
--- a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_symlink.c
+++ b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_symlink.c
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ afs_symlink(OSI_VC_DECL(adp), char *aname, struct vattr *attrs,
     afs_Trace2(afs_iclSetp, CM_TRACE_SYMLINK, ICL_TYPE_POINTER, adp,
 	       ICL_TYPE_STRING, aname);
 
-    OutFidStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(AFS_SMALLOCSIZ);
-    OutDirStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(AFS_SMALLOCSIZ);
+    OutFidStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(sizeof(struct AFSFetchStatus));
+    OutDirStatus = osi_AllocSmallSpace(sizeof(struct AFSFetchStatus));
 
     if ((code = afs_CreateReq(&treq, acred)))
 	goto done2;