diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmthread.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmthread.c
index cebd089..4060bb3 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmthread.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmthread.c
@@ -176,12 +176,14 @@
 	     res->lockname.name, master);
 
 	if (!master) {
+		/* drop spinlock...  retake below */
+		spin_unlock(&dlm->spinlock);
+
 		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 */
 		ret = dlm_drop_lockres_ref(dlm, res);
 		if (ret < 0) {