diff --git a/fs/orangefs/dir.c b/fs/orangefs/dir.c
index 43e3aeb529ead35f55eb7b6da9e31845efdb692e..259b667f6c8ff7ec40c4dd6a8c6103324165f52e 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/dir.c
@@ -342,6 +342,10 @@ static int orangefs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	if (ctx->pos == ORANGEFS_ITERATE_NEXT)
 		ctx->pos = 0;
 
+	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_DIR_DEBUG,
+		     "%s: dirent_outcount:%d:\n",
+		     __func__,
+		     rhandle.readdir_response.orangefs_dirent_outcount);
 	for (i = ctx->pos;
 	     i < rhandle.readdir_response.orangefs_dirent_outcount;
 	     i++) {