diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmunlock.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmunlock.c
index e78657742bd8..3883633e82eb 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmunlock.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmunlock.c
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ static enum dlm_status dlmunlock_common(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 	enum dlm_status status;
 	int actions = 0;
 	int in_use;
-        u8 owner;
+	u8 owner;
+	int recovery_wait = 0;
 
 	mlog(0, "master_node = %d, valblk = %d\n", master_node,
 	     flags & LKM_VALBLK);
@@ -193,9 +194,12 @@ static enum dlm_status dlmunlock_common(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 		}
 		if (flags & LKM_CANCEL)
 			lock->cancel_pending = 0;
-		else
-			lock->unlock_pending = 0;
-
+		else {
+			if (!lock->unlock_pending)
+				recovery_wait = 1;
+			else
+				lock->unlock_pending = 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* get an extra ref on lock.  if we are just switching
@@ -229,6 +233,17 @@ leave:
 	spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
 	wake_up(&res->wq);
 
+	if (recovery_wait) {
+		spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
+		/* Unlock request will directly succeed after owner dies,
+		 * and the lock is already removed from grant list. We have to
+		 * wait for RECOVERING done or we miss the chance to purge it
+		 * since the removement is much faster than RECOVERING proc.
+		 */
+		__dlm_wait_on_lockres_flags(res, DLM_LOCK_RES_RECOVERING);
+		spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
+	}
+
 	/* let the caller's final dlm_lock_put handle the actual kfree */
 	if (actions & DLM_UNLOCK_FREE_LOCK) {
 		/* this should always be coupled with list removal */