diff --git a/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c b/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
index c7f4433e9155f2e2829f951cf154e7c5c866315b..d96f383679dcb6f6dfa5984ca8529daa5c20759e 100644
--- a/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
+++ b/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
@@ -1054,6 +1054,7 @@ int ll_fill_super(struct super_block *sb)
         sprintf(ll_instance, "%p", sb);
         cfg.cfg_instance = ll_instance;
         cfg.cfg_uuid = lsi->lsi_llsbi->ll_sb_uuid;
+        cfg.cfg_sb = sb;
 
         /* set up client obds */
         if (strchr(profilenm, '/') != NULL) /* COMPAT_146 */