diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index 690ca7b..555fc19 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -548,6 +548,30 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int spufs_gang_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct dentry *dir;
+	struct inode *parent;
+
+	dir = file->f_path.dentry;
+	parent = dir->d_parent->d_inode;
+
+	mutex_lock_nested(&parent->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+	d_drop(dir);
+	mutex_unlock(&parent->i_mutex);
+
+	return dcache_dir_close(inode, file);
+}
+
+const struct file_operations spufs_gang_fops = {
+	.open		= dcache_dir_open,
+	.release	= spufs_gang_close,
+	.llseek		= dcache_dir_lseek,
+	.read		= generic_read_dir,
+	.readdir	= dcache_readdir,
+	.fsync		= simple_sync_file,
+};
+
 static int spufs_gang_open(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -567,7 +591,7 @@ static int spufs_gang_open(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	filp->f_op = &simple_dir_operations;
+	filp->f_op = &spufs_gang_fops;
 	fd_install(ret, filp);
 out:
 	return ret;