diff --git a/fs/dlm/plock.c b/fs/dlm/plock.c
index 01fb7d8c0bca..f3482e936cc2 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/plock.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/plock.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int dlm_posix_lock(dlm_lockspace_t *lockspace, u64 number, struct file *file,
 
 	send_op(op);
 
-	rv = wait_event_interruptible(recv_wq, (op->done != 0));
+	rv = wait_event_killable(recv_wq, (op->done != 0));
 	if (rv == -ERESTARTSYS) {
 		log_debug(ls, "%s: wait killed %llx", __func__,
 			  (unsigned long long)number);