diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 009a6a6312c2..685e3ef9e900 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ __acquires(&gl->gl_lockref.lock)
 {
 	const struct gfs2_glock_operations *glops = gl->gl_ops;
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_name.ln_sbd;
+	struct lm_lockstruct *ls = &sdp->sd_lockstruct;
 	unsigned int lck_flags = (unsigned int)(gh ? gh->gh_flags : 0);
 	int ret;
 
@@ -724,6 +725,9 @@ __acquires(&gl->gl_lockref.lock)
 	    (gl->gl_state == LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE) ||
 	    (lck_flags & (LM_FLAG_TRY|LM_FLAG_TRY_1CB)))
 		clear_bit(GLF_BLOCKING, &gl->gl_flags);
+	if (!glops->go_inval && !glops->go_sync)
+		goto skip_inval;
+
 	spin_unlock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
 	if (glops->go_sync) {
 		ret = glops->go_sync(gl);
@@ -736,6 +740,7 @@ __acquires(&gl->gl_lockref.lock)
 				fs_err(sdp, "Error %d syncing glock \n", ret);
 				gfs2_dump_glock(NULL, gl, true);
 			}
+			spin_lock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
 			goto skip_inval;
 		}
 	}
@@ -756,9 +761,10 @@ __acquires(&gl->gl_lockref.lock)
 		glops->go_inval(gl, target == LM_ST_DEFERRED ? 0 : DIO_METADATA);
 		clear_bit(GLF_INVALIDATE_IN_PROGRESS, &gl->gl_flags);
 	}
+	spin_lock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
 
 skip_inval:
-	gfs2_glock_hold(gl);
+	gl->gl_lockref.count++;
 	/*
 	 * Check for an error encountered since we called go_sync and go_inval.
 	 * If so, we can't withdraw from the glock code because the withdraw
@@ -800,37 +806,37 @@ skip_inval:
 			 */
 			clear_bit(GLF_LOCK, &gl->gl_flags);
 			clear_bit(GLF_DEMOTE_IN_PROGRESS, &gl->gl_flags);
-			gfs2_glock_queue_work(gl, GL_GLOCK_DFT_HOLD);
-			goto out;
+			__gfs2_glock_queue_work(gl, GL_GLOCK_DFT_HOLD);
+			return;
 		} else {
 			clear_bit(GLF_INVALIDATE_IN_PROGRESS, &gl->gl_flags);
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_ops->lm_lock)	{
-		struct lm_lockstruct *ls = &sdp->sd_lockstruct;
+	if (ls->ls_ops->lm_lock) {
+		spin_unlock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
+		ret = ls->ls_ops->lm_lock(gl, target, lck_flags);
+		spin_lock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
 
-		/* lock_dlm */
-		ret = sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_ops->lm_lock(gl, target, lck_flags);
 		if (ret == -EINVAL && gl->gl_target == LM_ST_UNLOCKED &&
 		    target == LM_ST_UNLOCKED &&
 		    test_bit(DFL_UNMOUNT, &ls->ls_recover_flags)) {
-			spin_lock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
-			finish_xmote(gl, target);
-			__gfs2_glock_queue_work(gl, 0);
-			spin_unlock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
+			/*
+			 * The lockspace has been released and the lock has
+			 * been unlocked implicitly.
+			 */
 		} else if (ret) {
 			fs_err(sdp, "lm_lock ret %d\n", ret);
-			GLOCK_BUG_ON(gl, !gfs2_withdrawing_or_withdrawn(sdp));
+			target = gl->gl_state | LM_OUT_ERROR;
+		} else {
+			/* The operation will be completed asynchronously. */
+			return;
 		}
-	} else { /* lock_nolock */
-		spin_lock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
-		finish_xmote(gl, target);
-		__gfs2_glock_queue_work(gl, 0);
-		spin_unlock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
 	}
-out:
-	spin_lock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
+
+	/* Complete the operation now. */
+	finish_xmote(gl, target);
+	__gfs2_glock_queue_work(gl, 0);
 }
 
 /**