diff --git a/fs/readdir.c b/fs/readdir.c
index fee38e04fae4..bce1e5ce74e5 100644
--- a/fs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/readdir.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ static int filldir(void * __buf, const char * name, int namlen, loff_t offset,
 			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))