diff -ru pvfs-2.8.2/src/server/mkdir.sm pvfs2_src/src/server/mkdir.sm
--- pvfs-2.8.2/src/server/mkdir.sm	2010-02-04 12:40:11.000000000 -0600
+++ pvfs2_src/src/server/mkdir.sm	2011-04-25 16:02:36.000000000 -0500
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@
 struct PINT_server_req_params pvfs2_mkdir_params =
 {
     .string_name = "mkdir",
+    .get_object_ref = PINT_get_object_ref_mkdir,
     .perm = PINT_SERVER_CHECK_NONE,
     .access_type = PINT_server_req_modify,
     .state_machine = &pvfs2_mkdir_sm