diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c
index 5cca2b6c998e..0eb4e35a96eb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c
@@ -1419,6 +1419,11 @@ static int osc_brw_prep_request(int cmd, struct client_obd *cli,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&aa->aa_oaps);
 
 	*reqp = req;
+	niobuf = req_capsule_client_get(pill, &RMF_NIOBUF_REMOTE);
+	CDEBUG(D_RPCTRACE, "brw rpc %p - object " DOSTID " offset %lld<>%lld\n",
+	       req, POSTID(&oa->o_oi), niobuf[0].rnb_offset,
+	       niobuf[niocount - 1].rnb_offset + niobuf[niocount - 1].rnb_len);
+
 	return 0;
 
  out: