diff --git a/fs/ceph/inode.c b/fs/ceph/inode.c
index bca1b49c1c4b..ef4d04647325 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/inode.c
@@ -1511,7 +1511,8 @@ int ceph_readdir_prepopulate(struct ceph_mds_request *req,
 			ceph_fill_dirfrag(d_inode(parent), rinfo->dir_dir);
 	}
 
-	if (ceph_frag_is_leftmost(frag) && req->r_readdir_offset == 2) {
+	if (ceph_frag_is_leftmost(frag) && req->r_readdir_offset == 2 &&
+	    !(rinfo->hash_order && req->r_path2)) {
 		/* note dir version at start of readdir so we can tell
 		 * if any dentries get dropped */
 		req->r_dir_release_cnt = atomic64_read(&ci->i_release_count);