diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fid/fid_request.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fid/fid_request.c
index 32e4d95cac9c..3a4df626462f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fid/fid_request.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fid/fid_request.c
@@ -102,10 +102,13 @@ static int seq_client_rpc(struct lu_client_seq *seq,
 			req->rq_no_delay = req->rq_no_resend = 1;
 		debug_mask = D_CONSOLE;
 	} else {
-		if (seq->lcs_type == LUSTRE_SEQ_METADATA)
+		if (seq->lcs_type == LUSTRE_SEQ_METADATA) {
+			req->rq_reply_portal = MDC_REPLY_PORTAL;
 			req->rq_request_portal = SEQ_METADATA_PORTAL;
-		else
+		} else {
+			req->rq_reply_portal = OSC_REPLY_PORTAL;
 			req->rq_request_portal = SEQ_DATA_PORTAL;
+		}
 		debug_mask = D_INFO;
 	}