diff --git a/impacket/smb3.py b/impacket/smb3.py
index 34e4ddd41a..6dddbca23c 100644
--- a/impacket/smb3.py
+++ b/impacket/smb3.py
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ def connectTree(self, share):
 
         treeConnect = SMB2TreeConnect()
         treeConnect['Buffer']     = path.encode('utf-16le')
-        treeConnect['PathLength'] = len(path)*2
+        treeConnect['PathLength'] = len(path.encode('utf-16le'))
 
         packet = self.SMB_PACKET()
         packet['Command'] = SMB2_TREE_CONNECT
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ def create(self, treeId, fileName, desiredAccess, shareMode, creationOptions, cr
         smb2Create['CreateDisposition']    = creationDisposition
         smb2Create['CreateOptions']        = creationOptions
 
-        smb2Create['NameLength']           = len(fileName)*2
+        smb2Create['NameLength']           = len(fileName.encode('utf-16le'))
         if fileName != '':
             smb2Create['Buffer']           = fileName.encode('utf-16le')
         else:
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ def queryDirectory(self, treeId, fileId, searchString = '*', resumeIndex = 0, in
         if maxBufferSize is None:
             maxBufferSize = self._Connection['MaxReadSize']
         queryDirectory['OutputBufferLength'] = maxBufferSize
-        queryDirectory['FileNameLength']     = len(searchString)*2
+        queryDirectory['FileNameLength']     = len(searchString.encode('utf-16le'))
         queryDirectory['Buffer']             = searchString.encode('utf-16le')
 
         packet['Data'] = queryDirectory
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ def rename(self, shareName, oldPath, newPath):
             renameReq = FILE_RENAME_INFORMATION_TYPE_2()
             renameReq['ReplaceIfExists'] = 1
             renameReq['RootDirectory']   = '\x00'*8
-            renameReq['FileNameLength']  = len(newPath)*2
+            renameReq['FileNameLength']  = len(newPath.encode('utf-16le'))
             renameReq['FileName']        = newPath.encode('utf-16le')
             self.setInfo(treeId, fileId, renameReq, infoType = SMB2_0_INFO_FILE, fileInfoClass = SMB2_FILE_RENAME_INFO)
         finally:
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ def waitNamedPipe(self, treeId, pipename, timeout = 5):
 
         pipeWait = FSCTL_PIPE_WAIT_STRUCTURE()
         pipeWait['Timeout']          = timeout*100000
-        pipeWait['NameLength']       = len(pipename)*2
+        pipeWait['NameLength']       = len(pipename.encode('utf-16le'))
         pipeWait['TimeoutSpecified'] = 1
         pipeWait['Name']             = pipename.encode('utf-16le')