diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lockd.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lockd.c
index 3ed020eb89c0..d87048dcc70c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lockd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lockd.c
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ static void ldlm_handle_cp_callback(struct ptlrpc_request *req,
 
 			lock_res_and_lock(lock);
 			LASSERT(lock->l_lvb_data == NULL);
+			lock->l_lvb_type = LVB_T_LAYOUT;
 			lock->l_lvb_data = lvb_data;
 			lock->l_lvb_len = lvb_len;
 			unlock_res_and_lock(lock);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mdc/mdc_locks.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mdc/mdc_locks.c
index 81adc2b82987..b0d0e2a1744e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mdc/mdc_locks.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mdc/mdc_locks.c
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ static int mdc_finish_enqueue(struct obd_export *exp,
 		/* install lvb_data */
 		lock_res_and_lock(lock);
 		if (lock->l_lvb_data == NULL) {
+			lock->l_lvb_type = LVB_T_LAYOUT;
 			lock->l_lvb_data = lmm;
 			lock->l_lvb_len = lvb_len;
 			lmm = NULL;