diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/dir.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/dir.c
index a18201913273..ad2cbc694e50 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/dir.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/dir.c
@@ -1518,6 +1518,7 @@ out_rmdir:
 			lump = (struct lov_user_md *)arg;
 		} else {
 			struct lov_user_mds_data *lmdp;
+
 			lmdp = (struct lov_user_mds_data *)arg;
 			lump = &lmdp->lmd_lmm;
 		}