diff --git a/pkg/lisafs/handlers.go b/pkg/lisafs/handlers.go
index 2dc3ec916c..7696d26306 100644
--- a/pkg/lisafs/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/lisafs/handlers.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package lisafs
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"math"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -304,7 +303,7 @@ func WalkHandler(c *Connection, comm Communicator, payloadLen uint32) (uint32, e
 	)
 	respMetaSize := status.SizeBytes() + numInodes.SizeBytes()
 	maxPayloadSize := respMetaSize + (len(req.Path) * (*Inode)(nil).SizeBytes())
-	if maxPayloadSize > math.MaxUint32 {
+	if maxPayloadSize > int(c.maxMessageSize) {
 		// Too much to walk, can't do.
 		return 0, unix.EIO
 	}
@@ -406,7 +405,7 @@ func WalkStatHandler(c *Connection, comm Communicator, payloadLen uint32) (uint3
 	// the same as WalkStatResp's.
 	var numStats primitive.Uint16
 	maxPayloadSize := numStats.SizeBytes() + (len(req.Path) * SizeOfStatx)
-	if maxPayloadSize > math.MaxUint32 {
+	if maxPayloadSize > int(c.maxMessageSize) {
 		// Too much to walk, can't do.
 		return 0, unix.EIO
 	}