diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 0290a22ebccf..9e1685a30bf8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -873,7 +873,8 @@ int gfs2_glock_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 number,
 out_free:
 	kfree(gl->gl_lksb.sb_lvbptr);
 	kmem_cache_free(cachep, gl);
-	atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal);
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal))
+		wake_up(&sdp->sd_glock_wait);
 
 out:
 	return ret;