diff --git a/fs/dlm/plock.c b/fs/dlm/plock.c
index 3585cc056fd1..d401425f602a 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/plock.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/plock.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ int dlm_posix_lock(dlm_lockspace_t *lockspace, u64 number, struct file *file,
 	send_op(op);
 
 	if (xop->callback == NULL) {
-		rv = wait_event_killable(recv_wq, (op->done != 0));
+		rv = wait_event_interruptible(recv_wq, (op->done != 0));
 		if (rv == -ERESTARTSYS) {
 			log_debug(ls, "dlm_posix_lock: wait killed %llx",
 				  (unsigned long long)number);