diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmthread.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmthread.c
index 9db869de829d..cf53a822f07f 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmthread.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmthread.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void dlm_run_purge_list(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 			     "used %d, state %d\n", dlm->name,
 			     lockres->lockname.len, lockres->lockname.name,
 			     !unused, lockres->state);
-			list_move_tail(&dlm->purge_list, &lockres->purge);
+			list_move_tail(&lockres->purge, &dlm->purge_list);
 			spin_unlock(&lockres->spinlock);
 			continue;
 		}