diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/userdlm.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/userdlm.c
index f70cda2f090d..cf5fbd3a616f 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/userdlm.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/userdlm.c
@@ -448,6 +448,11 @@ again:
 	}
 
 	spin_lock(&lockres->l_lock);
+	if (lockres->l_flags & USER_LOCK_IN_TEARDOWN) {
+		spin_unlock(&lockres->l_lock);
+		status = -EAGAIN;
+		goto bail;
+	}
 
 	/* We only compare against the currently granted level
 	 * here. If the lock is blocked waiting on a downconvert,
@@ -614,7 +619,7 @@ int user_dlm_destroy_lock(struct user_lock_res *lockres)
 	spin_lock(&lockres->l_lock);
 	if (lockres->l_flags & USER_LOCK_IN_TEARDOWN) {
 		spin_unlock(&lockres->l_lock);
-		return 0;
+		goto bail;
 	}
 
 	lockres->l_flags |= USER_LOCK_IN_TEARDOWN;
@@ -628,12 +633,17 @@ int user_dlm_destroy_lock(struct user_lock_res *lockres)
 	}
 
 	if (lockres->l_ro_holders || lockres->l_ex_holders) {
+		lockres->l_flags &= ~USER_LOCK_IN_TEARDOWN;
 		spin_unlock(&lockres->l_lock);
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
 	status = 0;
 	if (!(lockres->l_flags & USER_LOCK_ATTACHED)) {
+		/*
+		 * lock is never requested, leave USER_LOCK_IN_TEARDOWN set
+		 * to avoid new lock request coming in.
+		 */
 		spin_unlock(&lockres->l_lock);
 		goto bail;
 	}
@@ -644,6 +654,10 @@ int user_dlm_destroy_lock(struct user_lock_res *lockres)
 
 	status = ocfs2_dlm_unlock(conn, &lockres->l_lksb, DLM_LKF_VALBLK);
 	if (status) {
+		spin_lock(&lockres->l_lock);
+		lockres->l_flags &= ~USER_LOCK_IN_TEARDOWN;
+		lockres->l_flags &= ~USER_LOCK_BUSY;
+		spin_unlock(&lockres->l_lock);
 		user_log_dlm_error("ocfs2_dlm_unlock", status, lockres);
 		goto bail;
 	}