diff --git a/fs/dlm/ast.c b/fs/dlm/ast.c
index 27a6ba9aaeec..0e90f0c91b93 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/ast.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/ast.c
@@ -267,10 +267,7 @@ void dlm_callback_work(struct work_struct *work)
 int dlm_callback_start(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 {
 	ls->ls_callback_wq = alloc_workqueue("dlm_callback",
-					     WQ_UNBOUND |
-					     WQ_MEM_RECLAIM |
-					     WQ_NON_REENTRANT,
-					     0);
+					     WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
 	if (!ls->ls_callback_wq) {
 		log_print("can't start dlm_callback workqueue");
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/fs/dlm/user.c b/fs/dlm/user.c
index 812149119fa3..142e21655eed 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/user.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/user.c
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@ static ssize_t device_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 {
 	struct dlm_user_proc *proc = file->private_data;
 	struct dlm_write_request *kbuf;
-	sigset_t tmpsig, allsigs;
 	int error;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
@@ -557,9 +556,6 @@ static ssize_t device_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	sigfillset(&allsigs);
-	sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &allsigs, &tmpsig);
-
 	error = -EINVAL;
 
 	switch (kbuf->cmd)
@@ -567,7 +563,7 @@ static ssize_t device_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	case DLM_USER_LOCK:
 		if (!proc) {
 			log_print("no locking on control device");
-			goto out_sig;
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 		error = device_user_lock(proc, &kbuf->i.lock);
 		break;
@@ -575,7 +571,7 @@ static ssize_t device_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	case DLM_USER_UNLOCK:
 		if (!proc) {
 			log_print("no locking on control device");
-			goto out_sig;
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 		error = device_user_unlock(proc, &kbuf->i.lock);
 		break;
@@ -583,7 +579,7 @@ static ssize_t device_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	case DLM_USER_DEADLOCK:
 		if (!proc) {
 			log_print("no locking on control device");
-			goto out_sig;
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 		error = device_user_deadlock(proc, &kbuf->i.lock);
 		break;
@@ -591,7 +587,7 @@ static ssize_t device_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	case DLM_USER_CREATE_LOCKSPACE:
 		if (proc) {
 			log_print("create/remove only on control device");
-			goto out_sig;
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 		error = device_create_lockspace(&kbuf->i.lspace);
 		break;
@@ -599,7 +595,7 @@ static ssize_t device_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	case DLM_USER_REMOVE_LOCKSPACE:
 		if (proc) {
 			log_print("create/remove only on control device");
-			goto out_sig;
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 		error = device_remove_lockspace(&kbuf->i.lspace);
 		break;
@@ -607,7 +603,7 @@ static ssize_t device_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	case DLM_USER_PURGE:
 		if (!proc) {
 			log_print("no locking on control device");
-			goto out_sig;
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 		error = device_user_purge(proc, &kbuf->i.purge);
 		break;
@@ -617,8 +613,6 @@ static ssize_t device_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 			  kbuf->cmd);
 	}
 
- out_sig:
-	sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &tmpsig, NULL);
  out_free:
 	kfree(kbuf);
 	return error;
@@ -659,15 +653,11 @@ static int device_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct dlm_user_proc *proc = file->private_data;
 	struct dlm_ls *ls;
-	sigset_t tmpsig, allsigs;
 
 	ls = dlm_find_lockspace_local(proc->lockspace);
 	if (!ls)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	sigfillset(&allsigs);
-	sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &allsigs, &tmpsig);
-
 	set_bit(DLM_PROC_FLAGS_CLOSING, &proc->flags);
 
 	dlm_clear_proc_locks(ls, proc);
@@ -685,8 +675,6 @@ static int device_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	/* FIXME: AUTOFREE: if this ls is no longer used do
 	   device_remove_lockspace() */
 
-	sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &tmpsig, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }