diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index a2a1935e2eed..c195244d21df 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -166,18 +166,45 @@ static bool glock_blocked_by_withdraw(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	return true;
 }
 
-void gfs2_glock_free(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+static void __gfs2_glock_free(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_name.ln_sbd;
-
 	rhashtable_remove_fast(&gl_hash_table, &gl->gl_node, ht_parms);
 	smp_mb();
 	wake_up_glock(gl);
 	call_rcu(&gl->gl_rcu, gfs2_glock_dealloc);
+}
+
+void gfs2_glock_free(struct gfs2_glock *gl) {
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_name.ln_sbd;
+
+	__gfs2_glock_free(gl);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal))
 		wake_up(&sdp->sd_kill_wait);
 }
 
+void gfs2_glock_free_later(struct gfs2_glock *gl) {
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_name.ln_sbd;
+
+	spin_lock(&lru_lock);
+	list_add(&gl->gl_lru, &sdp->sd_dead_glocks);
+	spin_unlock(&lru_lock);
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal))
+		wake_up(&sdp->sd_kill_wait);
+}
+
+static void gfs2_free_dead_glocks(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
+{
+	struct list_head *list = &sdp->sd_dead_glocks;
+
+	while(!list_empty(list)) {
+		struct gfs2_glock *gl;
+
+		gl = list_first_entry(list, struct gfs2_glock, gl_lru);
+		list_del_init(&gl->gl_lru);
+		__gfs2_glock_free(gl);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * gfs2_glock_hold() - increment reference count on glock
  * @gl: The glock to hold
@@ -2194,6 +2221,8 @@ void gfs2_gl_hash_clear(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	wait_event_timeout(sdp->sd_kill_wait,
 			   atomic_read(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal) == 0,
 			   HZ * 600);
+	gfs2_lm_unmount(sdp);
+	gfs2_free_dead_glocks(sdp);
 	glock_hash_walk(dump_glock_func, sdp);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.h b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
index 7a11d5d4de49..f7ee9ca948ee 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ void gfs2_gl_dq_holders(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 void gfs2_glock_thaw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 void gfs2_glock_add_to_lru(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 void gfs2_glock_free(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
+void gfs2_glock_free_later(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 
 int __init gfs2_glock_init(void);
 void gfs2_glock_exit(void);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 95a334d64da2..60abd7050c99 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -838,6 +838,7 @@ struct gfs2_sbd {
 	/* For quiescing the filesystem */
 	struct gfs2_holder sd_freeze_gh;
 	struct mutex sd_freeze_mutex;
+	struct list_head sd_dead_glocks;
 
 	char sd_fsname[GFS2_FSNAME_LEN + 3 * sizeof(int) + 2];
 	char sd_table_name[GFS2_FSNAME_LEN];
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
index 59ab18c79889..0bde45fb4963 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ static void gdlm_ast(void *arg)
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = arg;
 	unsigned ret = gl->gl_state;
 
+	/* If the glock is dead, we only react to a dlm_unlock() reply. */
+	if (__lockref_is_dead(&gl->gl_lockref) &&
+	    gl->gl_lksb.sb_status != -DLM_EUNLOCK)
+		return;
+
 	gfs2_update_reply_times(gl);
 	BUG_ON(gl->gl_lksb.sb_flags & DLM_SBF_DEMOTED);
 
@@ -171,6 +176,9 @@ static void gdlm_bast(void *arg, int mode)
 {
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = arg;
 
+	if (__lockref_is_dead(&gl->gl_lockref))
+		return;
+
 	switch (mode) {
 	case DLM_LOCK_EX:
 		gfs2_glock_cb(gl, LM_ST_UNLOCKED);
@@ -291,8 +299,12 @@ static void gdlm_put_lock(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	struct lm_lockstruct *ls = &sdp->sd_lockstruct;
 	int error;
 
-	if (gl->gl_lksb.sb_lkid == 0)
-		goto out_free;
+	BUG_ON(!__lockref_is_dead(&gl->gl_lockref));
+
+	if (gl->gl_lksb.sb_lkid == 0) {
+		gfs2_glock_free(gl);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	clear_bit(GLF_BLOCKING, &gl->gl_flags);
 	gfs2_glstats_inc(gl, GFS2_LKS_DCOUNT);
@@ -300,13 +312,17 @@ static void gdlm_put_lock(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	gfs2_update_request_times(gl);
 
 	/* don't want to call dlm if we've unmounted the lock protocol */
-	if (test_bit(DFL_UNMOUNT, &ls->ls_recover_flags))
-		goto out_free;
+	if (test_bit(DFL_UNMOUNT, &ls->ls_recover_flags)) {
+		gfs2_glock_free(gl);
+		return;
+	}
 	/* don't want to skip dlm_unlock writing the lvb when lock has one */
 
 	if (test_bit(SDF_SKIP_DLM_UNLOCK, &sdp->sd_flags) &&
-	    !gl->gl_lksb.sb_lvbptr)
-		goto out_free;
+	    !gl->gl_lksb.sb_lvbptr) {
+		gfs2_glock_free_later(gl);
+		return;
+	}
 
 again:
 	error = dlm_unlock(ls->ls_dlm, gl->gl_lksb.sb_lkid, DLM_LKF_VALBLK,
@@ -321,10 +337,6 @@ again:
 		       gl->gl_name.ln_type,
 		       (unsigned long long)gl->gl_name.ln_number, error);
 	}
-	return;
-
-out_free:
-	gfs2_glock_free(gl);
 }
 
 static void gdlm_cancel(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 547e279f5f9e..fc7bc1e59748 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static struct gfs2_sbd *init_sbd(struct super_block *sb)
 	atomic_set(&sdp->sd_log_in_flight, 0);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&sdp->sd_log_flush_wait);
 	mutex_init(&sdp->sd_freeze_mutex);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdp->sd_dead_glocks);
 
 	return sdp;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index ab095198b627..2b47a4119591 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -646,10 +646,7 @@ restart:
 	gfs2_gl_hash_clear(sdp);
 	truncate_inode_pages_final(&sdp->sd_aspace);
 	gfs2_delete_debugfs_file(sdp);
-	/*  Unmount the locking protocol  */
-	gfs2_lm_unmount(sdp);
 
-	/*  At this point, we're through participating in the lockspace  */
 	gfs2_sys_fs_del(sdp);
 	free_sbd(sdp);
 }