diff --git a/fs/readdir.c b/fs/readdir.c
index ced679179cac..7fb338324582 100644
--- a/fs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/readdir.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ static int filldir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 			goto efault;
 	}
 	dirent = buf->current_dir;
+	asm("nop");
 	if (__put_user(d_ino, &dirent->d_ino))
 		goto efault;
 	if (__put_user(reclen, &dirent->d_reclen))