diff --git a/fs/dlm/dir.c b/fs/dlm/dir.c
index 10c36ae1a8f9..45ebbe602bbf 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/dir.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/dir.c
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ int dlm_recover_directory(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 		for (;;) {
 			int left;
 			error = dlm_recovery_stopped(ls);
-			if (error)
+			if (error) {
+				error = -EINTR;
 				goto out_free;
+			}
 
 			error = dlm_rcom_names(ls, memb->nodeid,
 					       last_name, last_len);
diff --git a/fs/dlm/member.c b/fs/dlm/member.c
index d9e1e4170eb1..731d489aa323 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/member.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/member.c
@@ -443,8 +443,10 @@ static int ping_members(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(memb, &ls->ls_nodes, list) {
 		error = dlm_recovery_stopped(ls);
-		if (error)
+		if (error) {
+			error = -EINTR;
 			break;
+		}
 		error = dlm_rcom_status(ls, memb->nodeid, 0);
 		if (error)
 			break;
diff --git a/fs/dlm/recoverd.c b/fs/dlm/recoverd.c
index 85e245392715..97d052cea5a9 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/recoverd.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/recoverd.c
@@ -125,8 +125,10 @@ static int ls_recover(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_recover *rv)
 	dlm_recover_waiters_pre(ls);
 
 	error = dlm_recovery_stopped(ls);
-	if (error)
+	if (error) {
+		error = -EINTR;
 		goto fail;
+	}
 
 	if (neg || dlm_no_directory(ls)) {
 		/*