diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
index 2df6fde3e652..3f554711efe5 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ static inline void __dlm_set_joining_node(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 #define DLM_LOCK_RES_MIGRATING            0x00000020
 #define DLM_LOCK_RES_DROPPING_REF         0x00000040
 #define DLM_LOCK_RES_BLOCK_DIRTY          0x00001000
+#define DLM_LOCK_RES_SETREF_INPROG        0x00002000
 
 /* max milliseconds to wait to sync up a network failure with a node death */
 #define DLM_NODE_DEATH_WAIT_MAX (5 * 1000)
@@ -879,6 +880,7 @@ int dlm_master_request_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data,
 			       void **ret_data);
 int dlm_assert_master_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data,
 			      void **ret_data);
+void dlm_assert_master_post_handler(int status, void *data, void *ret_data);
 int dlm_deref_lockres_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data,
 			      void **ret_data);
 int dlm_migrate_request_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
index 8a208b06fdd7..6590e1bca23c 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,8 @@ static int dlm_register_domain_handlers(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 	status = o2net_register_handler(DLM_ASSERT_MASTER_MSG, dlm->key,
 					sizeof(struct dlm_assert_master),
 					dlm_assert_master_handler,
-					dlm, NULL, &dlm->dlm_domain_handlers);
+					dlm, dlm_assert_master_post_handler,
+					&dlm->dlm_domain_handlers);
 	if (status)
 		goto bail;
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
index bd1268778b66..84f36db8ada3 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
@@ -2036,8 +2036,12 @@ int dlm_assert_master_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data,
 
 done:
 	ret = 0;
-	if (res)
-		dlm_lockres_put(res);
+	if (res) {
+		spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
+		res->state |= DLM_LOCK_RES_SETREF_INPROG;
+		spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
+		*ret_data = (void *)res;
+	}
 	dlm_put(dlm);
 	if (master_request) {
 		mlog(0, "need to tell master to reassert\n");
@@ -2064,11 +2068,25 @@ int dlm_assert_master_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data,
 	__dlm_print_one_lock_resource(res);
 	spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
 	spin_unlock(&dlm->spinlock);
-	dlm_lockres_put(res);
+	*ret_data = (void *)res; 
 	dlm_put(dlm);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+void dlm_assert_master_post_handler(int status, void *data, void *ret_data)
+{
+	struct dlm_lock_resource *res = (struct dlm_lock_resource *)ret_data;
+
+	if (ret_data) {
+		spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
+		res->state &= ~DLM_LOCK_RES_SETREF_INPROG;
+		spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
+		wake_up(&res->wq);
+		dlm_lockres_put(res);
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
 int dlm_dispatch_assert_master(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 			       struct dlm_lock_resource *res,
 			       int ignore_higher, u8 request_from, u32 flags)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmthread.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmthread.c
index 3b94e4dec351..8ffa0916eb86 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmthread.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmthread.c
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ static int dlm_purge_lockres(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 	     res->lockname.name, master);
 
 	if (!master) {
+		spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
+		/* This ensures that clear refmap is sent after the set */
+		__dlm_wait_on_lockres_flags(res, DLM_LOCK_RES_SETREF_INPROG);
+		spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
 		/* drop spinlock to do messaging, retake below */
 		spin_unlock(&dlm->spinlock);
 		/* clear our bit from the master's refmap, ignore errors */