diff --git a/fs/dlm/rcom.c b/fs/dlm/rcom.c
index 87b12f7..6ac195c 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/rcom.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/rcom.c
@@ -370,9 +370,10 @@
 static int send_ls_not_ready(int nodeid, struct dlm_rcom *rc_in)
 {
 	struct dlm_rcom *rc;
+	struct rcom_config *rf;
 	struct dlm_mhandle *mh;
 	char *mb;
-	int mb_len = sizeof(struct dlm_rcom);
+	int mb_len = sizeof(struct dlm_rcom) + sizeof(struct rcom_config);
 
 	mh = dlm_lowcomms_get_buffer(nodeid, mb_len, GFP_KERNEL, &mb);
 	if (!mh)
@@ -391,6 +392,9 @@
 	rc->rc_id = rc_in->rc_id;
 	rc->rc_result = -ESRCH;
 
+	rf = (struct rcom_config *) rc->rc_buf;
+	rf->rf_lvblen = -1;
+
 	dlm_rcom_out(rc);
 	dlm_lowcomms_commit_buffer(mh);