diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/dir.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/dir.c
index eb2e79ec37c0..955acd4cdd11 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/dir.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/dir.c
@@ -958,6 +958,9 @@ static int ll_ioc_copy_start(struct super_block *sb, struct hsm_copy *copy)
 	}
 
 progress:
+	/* On error, the request should be considered as completed */
+	if (hpk.hpk_errval > 0)
+		hpk.hpk_flags |= HP_FLAG_COMPLETED;
 	rc = obd_iocontrol(LL_IOC_HSM_PROGRESS, sbi->ll_md_exp, sizeof(hpk),
 			   &hpk, NULL);