diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmconvert.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmconvert.c
index e36d63ff17830bf321a1809d1b81a87827290037..84de55ed865a015d79b30c33d765165c98a800df 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmconvert.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmconvert.c
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ enum dlm_status dlmconvert_remote(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 				  struct dlm_lock *lock, int flags, int type)
 {
 	enum dlm_status status;
+	u8 old_owner = res->owner;
 
 	mlog(0, "type=%d, convert_type=%d, busy=%d\n", lock->ml.type,
 	     lock->ml.convert_type, res->state & DLM_LOCK_RES_IN_PROGRESS);
@@ -316,11 +317,19 @@ enum dlm_status dlmconvert_remote(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 	spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
 	res->state &= ~DLM_LOCK_RES_IN_PROGRESS;
 	lock->convert_pending = 0;
-	/* if it failed, move it back to granted queue */
+	/* if it failed, move it back to granted queue.
+	 * if master returns DLM_NORMAL and then down before sending ast,
+	 * it may have already been moved to granted queue, reset to
+	 * DLM_RECOVERING and retry convert */
 	if (status != DLM_NORMAL) {
 		if (status != DLM_NOTQUEUED)
 			dlm_error(status);
 		dlm_revert_pending_convert(res, lock);
+	} else if ((res->state & DLM_LOCK_RES_RECOVERING) ||
+			(old_owner != res->owner)) {
+		mlog(0, "res %.*s is in recovering or has been recovered.\n",
+				res->lockname.len, res->lockname.name);
+		status = DLM_RECOVERING;
 	}
 bail:
 	spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);