diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
index fede57ed005f..84d166328cf7 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
@@ -2574,6 +2574,9 @@ fail:
 		res->state &= ~DLM_LOCK_RES_MIGRATING;
 		wake = 1;
 		spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
+		if (dlm_is_host_down(ret))
+			dlm_wait_for_node_death(dlm, target,
+						DLM_NODE_DEATH_WAIT_MAX);
 		goto leave;
 	}