diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index 81e10e6a9443..7d1050e254f9 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ ecryptfs_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
 const struct file_operations ecryptfs_dir_fops = {
 	.readdir = ecryptfs_readdir,
+	.read = generic_read_dir,
 	.unlocked_ioctl = ecryptfs_unlocked_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	.compat_ioctl = ecryptfs_compat_ioctl,