diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index c4da98a..1dfa18f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
 		return bh;
 	if (buffer_uptodate(bh))
 		return bh;
-	ll_rw_block(READ_META, 1, &bh);
+	ll_rw_block(READ | REQ_META, 1, &bh);
 	wait_on_buffer(bh);
 	if (buffer_uptodate(bh))
 		return bh;
@@ -3301,7 +3301,7 @@
 		trace_ext4_load_inode(inode);
 		get_bh(bh);
 		bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_read_sync;
-		submit_bh(READ_META, bh);
+		submit_bh(READ | REQ_META, bh);
 		wait_on_buffer(bh);
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
 			EXT4_ERROR_INODE_BLOCK(inode, block,