diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_mdc.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_mdc.h
index fb1561a809b9..82d1f2f13031 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_mdc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_mdc.h
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ static inline void mdc_get_rpc_lock(struct mdc_rpc_lock *lck,
 {
 	ENTRY;
 
-	if (it != NULL && (it->it_op == IT_GETATTR || it->it_op == IT_LOOKUP))
+	if (it != NULL && (it->it_op == IT_GETATTR || it->it_op == IT_LOOKUP ||
+			   it->it_op == IT_LAYOUT))
 		return;
 
 	/* This would normally block until the existing request finishes.
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ static inline void mdc_get_rpc_lock(struct mdc_rpc_lock *lck,
 static inline void mdc_put_rpc_lock(struct mdc_rpc_lock *lck,
 				    struct lookup_intent *it)
 {
-	if (it != NULL && (it->it_op == IT_GETATTR || it->it_op == IT_LOOKUP))
+	if (it != NULL && (it->it_op == IT_GETATTR || it->it_op == IT_LOOKUP ||
+			   it->it_op == IT_LAYOUT))
 		goto out;
 
 	if (lck->rpcl_it == MDC_FAKE_RPCL_IT) { /* OBD_FAIL_MDC_RPCS_SEM */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mdc/mdc_locks.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mdc/mdc_locks.c
index bae2d67e7fa4..9532134e16c6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mdc/mdc_locks.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mdc/mdc_locks.c
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ static int mdc_finish_intent_lock(struct obd_export *exp,
 	struct mdt_body *mdt_body;
 	struct ldlm_lock *lock;
 	int rc;
-
+	ENTRY;
 
 	LASSERT(request != NULL);
 	LASSERT(request != LP_POISON);