diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 980a0864ca6c..399d1b978049 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ struct gfs2_glock {
 	unsigned int gl_target;
 	unsigned int gl_reply;
 	unsigned int gl_hash;
+	unsigned int gl_req;
 	unsigned int gl_demote_state; /* state requested by remote node */
 	unsigned long gl_demote_time; /* time of first demote request */
 	struct list_head gl_holders;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
index a0bb7d2251a0..46df988323bc 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ static void gdlm_ast(void *arg)
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	ret = gl->gl_target;
+	ret = gl->gl_req;
 	if (gl->gl_lksb.sb_flags & DLM_SBF_ALTMODE) {
-		if (gl->gl_target == LM_ST_SHARED)
+		if (gl->gl_req == LM_ST_SHARED)
 			ret = LM_ST_DEFERRED;
-		else if (gl->gl_target == LM_ST_DEFERRED)
+		else if (gl->gl_req == LM_ST_DEFERRED)
 			ret = LM_ST_SHARED;
 		else
 			BUG();
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ static unsigned int gdlm_lock(struct gfs2_glock *gl,
 	int req;
 	u32 lkf;
 
+	gl->gl_req = req_state;
 	req = make_mode(req_state);
 	lkf = make_flags(gl->gl_lksb.sb_lkid, flags, req);