diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 6b23399eaee0..d368d9a2e8f0 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -669,6 +669,8 @@ static void finish_xmote(struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned int ret)
 
 	/* Check for state != intended state */
 	if (unlikely(state != gl->gl_target)) {
+		if (gh && (ret & LM_OUT_CANCELED))
+			gfs2_holder_wake(gh);
 		if (gh && !test_bit(GLF_DEMOTE_IN_PROGRESS, &gl->gl_flags)) {
 			/* move to back of queue and try next entry */
 			if (ret & LM_OUT_CANCELED) {
@@ -1691,6 +1693,14 @@ void gfs2_glock_dq(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = gh->gh_gl;
 
 	spin_lock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
+	if (list_is_first(&gh->gh_list, &gl->gl_holders) &&
+	    !test_bit(HIF_HOLDER, &gh->gh_iflags)) {
+		spin_unlock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
+		gl->gl_name.ln_sbd->sd_lockstruct.ls_ops->lm_cancel(gl);
+		wait_on_bit(&gh->gh_iflags, HIF_WAIT, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+		spin_lock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
+	}
+
 	__gfs2_glock_dq(gh);
 	spin_unlock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
 }