diff --git a/fs/dlm/midcomms.c b/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
index 930dc54dea68..546c52c46b1c 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int dlm_send_ack(int nodeid, uint32_t seq)
 	struct dlm_msg *msg;
 	char *ppc;
 
-	msg = dlm_lowcomms_new_msg(nodeid, mb_len, GFP_NOFS, &ppc,
+	msg = dlm_lowcomms_new_msg(nodeid, mb_len, GFP_ATOMIC, &ppc,
 				   NULL, NULL);
 	if (!msg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -483,15 +483,14 @@ static void dlm_midcomms_receive_buffer(union dlm_packet *p,
 
 		switch (p->header.h_cmd) {
 		case DLM_FIN:
-			/* send ack before fin */
-			dlm_send_ack(node->nodeid, node->seq_next);
-
 			spin_lock(&node->state_lock);
 			pr_debug("receive fin msg from node %d with state %s\n",
 				 node->nodeid, dlm_state_str(node->state));
 
 			switch (node->state) {
 			case DLM_ESTABLISHED:
+				dlm_send_ack(node->nodeid, node->seq_next);
+
 				node->state = DLM_CLOSE_WAIT;
 				pr_debug("switch node %d to state %s\n",
 					 node->nodeid, dlm_state_str(node->state));
@@ -508,12 +507,14 @@ static void dlm_midcomms_receive_buffer(union dlm_packet *p,
 				}
 				break;
 			case DLM_FIN_WAIT1:
+				dlm_send_ack(node->nodeid, node->seq_next);
 				node->state = DLM_CLOSING;
 				set_bit(DLM_NODE_FLAG_STOP_RX, &node->flags);
 				pr_debug("switch node %d to state %s\n",
 					 node->nodeid, dlm_state_str(node->state));
 				break;
 			case DLM_FIN_WAIT2:
+				dlm_send_ack(node->nodeid, node->seq_next);
 				midcomms_node_reset(node);
 				pr_debug("switch node %d to state %s\n",
 					 node->nodeid, dlm_state_str(node->state));