diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.c b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
index f0aaae07a598..371fad7d64e7 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@
 #define GFS2_QD_HASH_SIZE       BIT(GFS2_QD_HASH_SHIFT)
 #define GFS2_QD_HASH_MASK       (GFS2_QD_HASH_SIZE - 1)
 
-#define QC_CHANGE 0
-#define QC_SYNC 1
-
 /* Lock order: qd_lock -> bucket lock -> qd->lockref.lock -> lru lock */
 /*                     -> sd_bitmap_lock                              */
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(qd_lock);
@@ -695,7 +692,7 @@ static int sort_qd(const void *a, const void *b)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void do_qc(struct gfs2_quota_data *qd, s64 change, int qc_type)
+static void do_qc(struct gfs2_quota_data *qd, s64 change)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = qd->qd_sbd;
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(sdp->sd_qc_inode);
@@ -720,18 +717,16 @@ static void do_qc(struct gfs2_quota_data *qd, s64 change, int qc_type)
 	qd->qd_change = x;
 	spin_unlock(&qd_lock);
 
-	if (qc_type == QC_CHANGE) {
-		if (!test_and_set_bit(QDF_CHANGE, &qd->qd_flags)) {
-			qd_hold(qd);
-			slot_hold(qd);
-		}
-	} else {
+	if (!x) {
 		gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, test_bit(QDF_CHANGE, &qd->qd_flags));
 		clear_bit(QDF_CHANGE, &qd->qd_flags);
 		qc->qc_flags = 0;
 		qc->qc_id = 0;
 		slot_put(qd);
 		qd_put(qd);
+	} else if (!test_and_set_bit(QDF_CHANGE, &qd->qd_flags)) {
+		qd_hold(qd);
+		slot_hold(qd);
 	}
 
 	if (change < 0) /* Reset quiet flag if we freed some blocks */
@@ -977,7 +972,7 @@ static int do_sync(unsigned int num_qd, struct gfs2_quota_data **qda)
 		if (error)
 			goto out_end_trans;
 
-		do_qc(qd, -qd->qd_change_sync, QC_SYNC);
+		do_qc(qd, -qd->qd_change_sync);
 		set_bit(QDF_REFRESH, &qd->qd_flags);
 	}
 
@@ -1303,7 +1298,7 @@ void gfs2_quota_change(struct gfs2_inode *ip, s64 change,
 
 		if (qid_eq(qd->qd_id, make_kqid_uid(uid)) ||
 		    qid_eq(qd->qd_id, make_kqid_gid(gid))) {
-			do_qc(qd, change, QC_CHANGE);
+			do_qc(qd, change);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/util.c b/fs/gfs2/util.c
index 7e79b1a9e35f..13be8d1d228b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/util.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/util.c
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ out_unlock:
  */
 int gfs2_freeze_lock_shared(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
+	int flags = LM_FLAG_NOEXP | GL_EXACT;
 	int error;
 
-	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl, LM_ST_SHARED,
-				   LM_FLAG_NOEXP | GL_EXACT,
+	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, flags,
 				   &sdp->sd_freeze_gh);
-	if (error)
+	if (error && error != GLR_TRYFAILED)
 		fs_err(sdp, "can't lock the freeze glock: %d\n", error);
 	return error;
 }