diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmconvert.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmconvert.c
index c764dc8e40a2..42c177444850 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmconvert.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmconvert.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ int dlm_convert_lock_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data)
 	struct dlm_lockstatus *lksb;
 	enum dlm_status status = DLM_NORMAL;
 	u32 flags;
-	int call_ast = 0, kick_thread = 0, ast_reserved = 0;
+	int call_ast = 0, kick_thread = 0, ast_reserved = 0, wake = 0;
 
 	if (!dlm_grab(dlm)) {
 		dlm_error(DLM_REJECTED);
@@ -524,8 +524,11 @@ int dlm_convert_lock_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data)
 					     cnv->requested_type,
 					     &call_ast, &kick_thread);
 		res->state &= ~DLM_LOCK_RES_IN_PROGRESS;
+		wake = 1;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
+	if (wake)
+		wake_up(&res->wq);
 
 	if (status != DLM_NORMAL) {
 		if (status != DLM_NOTQUEUED)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
index b36cce034ea0..6cfbdf282d46 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
@@ -1967,6 +1967,7 @@ ok:
 		spin_unlock(&mle->spinlock);
 
 		if (res) {
+			int wake = 0;
 			spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
 			if (mle->type == DLM_MLE_MIGRATION) {
 				mlog(0, "finishing off migration of lockres %.*s, "
@@ -1974,6 +1975,7 @@ ok:
 			       		res->lockname.len, res->lockname.name,
 			       		dlm->node_num, mle->new_master);
 				res->state &= ~DLM_LOCK_RES_MIGRATING;
+				wake = 1;
 				dlm_change_lockres_owner(dlm, res, mle->new_master);
 				BUG_ON(res->state & DLM_LOCK_RES_DIRTY);
 			} else {
@@ -1981,6 +1983,8 @@ ok:
 			}
 			spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
 			have_lockres_ref = 1;
+			if (wake)
+				wake_up(&res->wq);
 		}
 
 		/* master is known, detach if not already detached.
@@ -2342,7 +2346,7 @@ static int dlm_migrate_lockres(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 	struct list_head *queue, *iter;
 	int i;
 	struct dlm_lock *lock;
-	int empty = 1;
+	int empty = 1, wake = 0;
 
 	if (!dlm_grab(dlm))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2467,6 +2471,7 @@ static int dlm_migrate_lockres(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 		     res->lockname.name, target);
 		spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
 		res->state &= ~DLM_LOCK_RES_MIGRATING;
+		wake = 1;
 		spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -2525,6 +2530,7 @@ fail:
 		dlm_put_mle_inuse(mle);
 		spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
 		res->state &= ~DLM_LOCK_RES_MIGRATING;
+		wake = 1;
 		spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
 		goto leave;
 	}
@@ -2567,6 +2573,7 @@ fail:
 				dlm_put_mle_inuse(mle);
 				spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
 				res->state &= ~DLM_LOCK_RES_MIGRATING;
+				wake = 1;
 				spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
 				goto leave;
 			}
@@ -2595,6 +2602,11 @@ leave:
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dlm_kick_thread(dlm, res);
 
+	/* wake up waiters if the MIGRATING flag got set
+	 * but migration failed */
+	if (wake)
+		wake_up(&res->wq);
+
 	/* TODO: cleanup */
 	if (mres)
 		free_page((unsigned long)mres);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
index 8c60ccc7460c..e57636c399f4 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
@@ -1420,6 +1420,7 @@ int dlm_mig_lockres_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data)
 		spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
 		res->state &= ~DLM_LOCK_RES_IN_PROGRESS;
 		spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
+		wake_up(&res->wq);
 
 		/* add an extra ref for just-allocated lockres 
 		 * otherwise the lockres will be purged immediately */