diff --git a/fs/lustre/include/lustre_lmv.h b/fs/lustre/include/lustre_lmv.h
index cd7cf9e..3720a97 100644
--- a/fs/lustre/include/lustre_lmv.h
+++ b/fs/lustre/include/lustre_lmv.h
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ struct lmv_stripe_md {
 	u32	lsm_md_layout_version;
 	u32	lsm_md_migrate_offset;
 	u32	lsm_md_migrate_hash;
-	u32	lsm_md_default_count;
-	u32	lsm_md_default_index;
 	char	lsm_md_pool_name[LOV_MAXPOOLNAME + 1];
 	struct lmv_oinfo lsm_md_oinfo[0];
 };
@@ -513,4 +511,25 @@ static inline bool lmv_is_layout_changing(const struct lmv_mds_md_v1 *lmv)
 	       lmv_hash_is_migrating(cpu_to_le32(lmv->lmv_hash_type));
 }
 
+static inline u8 lmv_inherit_next(u8 inherit)
+{
+	if (inherit == LMV_INHERIT_END || inherit == LMV_INHERIT_NONE)
+		return LMV_INHERIT_NONE;
+
+	if (inherit == LMV_INHERIT_UNLIMITED || inherit > LMV_INHERIT_MAX)
+		return inherit;
+
+	return inherit - 1;
+}
+
+static inline u8 lmv_inherit_rr_next(u8 inherit_rr)
+{
+	if (inherit_rr == LMV_INHERIT_RR_NONE ||
+	    inherit_rr == LMV_INHERIT_RR_UNLIMITED ||
+	    inherit_rr > LMV_INHERIT_RR_MAX)
+		return inherit_rr;
+
+	return inherit_rr - 1;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/lustre/llite/dir.c b/fs/lustre/llite/dir.c
index 3384d81..aea15f5 100644
--- a/fs/lustre/llite/dir.c
+++ b/fs/lustre/llite/dir.c
@@ -491,7 +491,8 @@ static int ll_dir_setdirstripe(struct dentry *dparent, struct lmv_user_md *lump,
 	if (IS_ERR(op_data))
 		return PTR_ERR(op_data);
 
-	op_data->op_dir_depth = ll_i2info(parent)->lli_dir_depth;
+	op_data->op_dir_depth = ll_i2info(parent)->lli_inherit_depth ?:
+				ll_i2info(parent)->lli_dir_depth;
 
 	if (ll_sbi_has_encrypt(sbi) &&
 	    (IS_ENCRYPTED(parent) ||
diff --git a/fs/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h b/fs/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h
index c350440..2139f88 100644
--- a/fs/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h
+++ b/fs/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ struct ll_inode_info {
 			pid_t				lli_opendir_pid;
 			/* directory depth to ROOT */
 			unsigned short			lli_dir_depth;
+			/* directory depth to ancestor whose default LMV is
+			 * inherited.
+			 */
+			unsigned short			lli_inherit_depth;
 			/* stat will try to access statahead entries or start
 			 * statahead if this flag is set, and this flag will be
 			 * set upon dir open, and cleared when dir is closed,
diff --git a/fs/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c b/fs/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
index d947ede..dee2e51 100644
--- a/fs/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
+++ b/fs/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
@@ -1561,6 +1561,7 @@ static void ll_update_default_lsm_md(struct inode *inode, struct lustre_md *md)
 				lmv_free_memmd(lli->lli_default_lsm_md);
 				lli->lli_default_lsm_md = NULL;
 			}
+			lli->lli_inherit_depth = 0;
 			up_write(&lli->lli_lsm_sem);
 		}
 		return;
@@ -2648,9 +2649,34 @@ int ll_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct lustre_md *md)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* child default LMV is inherited from parent */
+static inline bool ll_default_lmv_inherited(struct lmv_stripe_md *pdmv,
+					    struct lmv_stripe_md *cdmv)
+{
+	if (!pdmv || !cdmv)
+		return false;
+
+	if (pdmv->lsm_md_magic != cdmv->lsm_md_magic ||
+	    pdmv->lsm_md_stripe_count != cdmv->lsm_md_stripe_count ||
+	    pdmv->lsm_md_master_mdt_index != cdmv->lsm_md_master_mdt_index ||
+	    pdmv->lsm_md_hash_type != cdmv->lsm_md_hash_type)
+		return false;
+
+	if (cdmv->lsm_md_max_inherit !=
+	    lmv_inherit_next(pdmv->lsm_md_max_inherit))
+		return false;
+
+	if (cdmv->lsm_md_max_inherit_rr !=
+	    lmv_inherit_rr_next(pdmv->lsm_md_max_inherit_rr))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /* update directory depth to ROOT, called after LOOKUP lock is fetched. */
 void ll_update_dir_depth(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode)
 {
+	struct ll_inode_info *plli;
 	struct ll_inode_info *lli;
 
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
@@ -2659,10 +2685,26 @@ void ll_update_dir_depth(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode)
 	if (inode == dir)
 		return;
 
+	plli = ll_i2info(dir);
 	lli = ll_i2info(inode);
-	lli->lli_dir_depth = ll_i2info(dir)->lli_dir_depth + 1;
-	CDEBUG(D_INODE, DFID" depth %hu\n",
-	       PFID(&lli->lli_fid), lli->lli_dir_depth);
+	lli->lli_dir_depth = plli->lli_dir_depth + 1;
+	if (plli->lli_default_lsm_md && lli->lli_default_lsm_md) {
+		down_read(&plli->lli_lsm_sem);
+		down_read(&lli->lli_lsm_sem);
+		if (ll_default_lmv_inherited(plli->lli_default_lsm_md,
+					     lli->lli_default_lsm_md))
+			lli->lli_inherit_depth =
+				plli->lli_inherit_depth + 1;
+		else
+			lli->lli_inherit_depth = 0;
+		up_read(&lli->lli_lsm_sem);
+		up_read(&plli->lli_lsm_sem);
+	} else {
+		lli->lli_inherit_depth = 0;
+	}
+
+	CDEBUG(D_INODE, DFID" depth %hu default LMV depth %hu\n",
+	       PFID(&lli->lli_fid), lli->lli_dir_depth, lli->lli_inherit_depth);
 }
 
 void ll_truncate_inode_pages_final(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/lustre/llite/namei.c b/fs/lustre/llite/namei.c
index cc7b243..2215dd8 100644
--- a/fs/lustre/llite/namei.c
+++ b/fs/lustre/llite/namei.c
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ static void ll_qos_mkdir_prep(struct md_op_data *op_data, struct inode *dir)
 	struct ll_inode_info *lli = ll_i2info(dir);
 	struct lmv_stripe_md *lsm;
 
-	op_data->op_dir_depth = lli->lli_dir_depth;
+	op_data->op_dir_depth = lli->lli_inherit_depth ?: lli->lli_dir_depth;
 
 	/* parent directory is striped */
 	if (unlikely(lli->lli_lsm_md))
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ static int ll_new_node(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dchild,
 			from_kuid(&init_user_ns, current_fsuid()),
 			from_kgid(&init_user_ns, current_fsgid()),
 			current_cap(), rdev, &request);
-#if OBD_OCD_VERSION(2, 14, 58, 0) > LUSTRE_VERSION_CODE
+#if OBD_OCD_VERSION(2, 14, 58, 0) < LUSTRE_VERSION_CODE
 	/*
 	 * server < 2.12.58 doesn't pack default LMV in intent_getattr reply,
 	 * fetch default LMV here.
