diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 68484ef89a2c..a4ff7b56f5cd 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -1506,7 +1506,9 @@ void gfs2_gl_hash_clear(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	flush_workqueue(glock_workqueue);
 	glock_hash_walk(clear_glock, sdp);
 	flush_workqueue(glock_workqueue);
-	wait_event(sdp->sd_glock_wait, atomic_read(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal) == 0);
+	wait_event_timeout(sdp->sd_glock_wait,
+			   atomic_read(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal) == 0,
+			   HZ * 600);
 	glock_hash_walk(dump_glock_func, sdp);
 }