diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c
index 83d576f6a287..77d1632e905d 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c
@@ -3303,6 +3303,16 @@ static int ocfs2_downconvert_lock(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	mlog(ML_BASTS, "lockres %s, level %d => %d\n", lockres->l_name,
 	     lockres->l_level, new_level);
 
+	/*
+	 * On DLM_LKF_VALBLK, fsdlm behaves differently with o2cb. It always
+	 * expects DLM_LKF_VALBLK being set if the LKB has LVB, so that
+	 * we can recover correctly from node failure. Otherwise, we may get
+	 * invalid LVB in LKB, but without DLM_SBF_VALNOTVALID being set.
+	 */
+	if (!ocfs2_is_o2cb_active() &&
+	    lockres->l_ops->flags & LOCK_TYPE_USES_LVB)
+		lvb = 1;
+
 	if (lvb)
 		dlm_flags |= DLM_LKF_VALBLK;
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.c b/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.c
index 52c07346bea3..820359096c7a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.c
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ static char ocfs2_hb_ctl_path[OCFS2_MAX_HB_CTL_PATH] = "/sbin/ocfs2_hb_ctl";
  */
 static struct ocfs2_stack_plugin *active_stack;
 
+inline int ocfs2_is_o2cb_active(void)
+{
+	return !strcmp(active_stack->sp_name, OCFS2_STACK_PLUGIN_O2CB);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ocfs2_is_o2cb_active);
+
 static struct ocfs2_stack_plugin *ocfs2_stack_lookup(const char *name)
 {
 	struct ocfs2_stack_plugin *p;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.h b/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.h
index f2dce10fae54..e3036e1790e8 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.h
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ void ocfs2_stack_glue_set_max_proto_version(struct ocfs2_protocol_version *max_p
 int ocfs2_stack_glue_register(struct ocfs2_stack_plugin *plugin);
 void ocfs2_stack_glue_unregister(struct ocfs2_stack_plugin *plugin);
 
+/* In ocfs2_downconvert_lock(), we need to know which stack we are using */
+int ocfs2_is_o2cb_active(void);
+
 extern struct kset *ocfs2_kset;
 
 #endif  /* STACKGLUE_H */