diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_mdc.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_mdc.h
index fa62b95d351f..0a8c6391b91d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_mdc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_mdc.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static inline void mdc_get_rpc_lock(struct mdc_rpc_lock *lck,
 				    struct lookup_intent *it)
 {
 	if (it && (it->it_op == IT_GETATTR || it->it_op == IT_LOOKUP ||
-		   it->it_op == IT_LAYOUT))
+		   it->it_op == IT_LAYOUT || it->it_op == IT_READDIR))
 		return;
 
 	/* This would normally block until the existing request finishes.
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static inline void mdc_put_rpc_lock(struct mdc_rpc_lock *lck,
 				    struct lookup_intent *it)
 {
 	if (it && (it->it_op == IT_GETATTR || it->it_op == IT_LOOKUP ||
-		   it->it_op == IT_LAYOUT))
+		   it->it_op == IT_LAYOUT || it->it_op == IT_READDIR))
 		return;
 
 	if (lck->rpcl_it == MDC_FAKE_RPCL_IT) { /* OBD_FAIL_MDC_RPCS_SEM */