diff --git a/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lib.c b/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lib.c
index 94add828bd6689ed98158279b06b39c25474a870..380c5f5725696536198a470331c8716b675a35f5 100644
--- a/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lib.c
+++ b/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lib.c
@@ -1794,7 +1794,13 @@ int target_pack_pool_reply(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
 {
         struct ldlm_pool *pl;
         ENTRY;
-    
+   
+        if (req->rq_export == NULL) {
+                lustre_msg_set_slv(req->rq_repmsg, 0);
+                lustre_msg_set_limit(req->rq_repmsg, 0);
+                RETURN(0);
+        }
+ 
         if (!exp_connect_lru_resize(req->rq_export))
                 RETURN(0);
         
diff --git a/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_request.c b/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_request.c
index 771ed62446ae0b27f535068cfe1b55cf231b842a..6d4f6721c8a81cd7a525dc620990483987426e82 100644
--- a/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_request.c
+++ b/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_request.c
@@ -957,6 +957,10 @@ int ldlm_cli_update_pool(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
         if (!imp_connect_lru_resize(req->rq_import))
                 RETURN(0);
 
+        if (lustre_msg_get_slv(req->rq_repmsg) == 0 ||
+            lustre_msg_get_limit(req->rq_repmsg) == 0)
+                RETURN(0);
+
         pl = ldlm_imp2pl(req->rq_import);
         
         spin_lock(&pl->pl_lock);