diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 6539131c52a2..2897ced5fca0 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -475,7 +475,14 @@ __acquires(&gl->gl_lockref.lock)
 	if (sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_ops->lm_lock)	{
 		/* lock_dlm */
 		ret = sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_ops->lm_lock(gl, target, lck_flags);
-		if (ret) {
+		if (ret == -EINVAL && gl->gl_target == LM_ST_UNLOCKED &&
+		    target == LM_ST_UNLOCKED &&
+		    test_bit(SDF_SKIP_DLM_UNLOCK, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
+			finish_xmote(gl, target);
+			if (queue_delayed_work(glock_workqueue, &gl->gl_work, 0) == 0)
+				gfs2_glock_put(gl);
+		}
+		else if (ret) {
 			pr_err("lm_lock ret %d\n", ret);
 			GLOCK_BUG_ON(gl, 1);
 		}
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/util.c b/fs/gfs2/util.c
index cf645835710f..aee4485ad8a9 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/util.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/util.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ int gfs2_lm_withdraw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, const char *fmt, ...)
 			fs_err(sdp, "telling LM to unmount\n");
 			lm->lm_unmount(sdp);
 		}
+		set_bit(SDF_SKIP_DLM_UNLOCK, &sdp->sd_flags);
 		fs_err(sdp, "withdrawn\n");
 		dump_stack();
 	}