diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 1533cf8b4269..e2601ba38ef5 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ struct gfs2_sbd {
 	wait_queue_head_t sd_glock_wait;
 	atomic_t sd_glock_disposal;
 	struct completion sd_locking_init;
+	struct completion sd_wdack;
 	struct delayed_work sd_control_work;
 
 	/* Inode Stuff */
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index e063f22d9e4c..1b612be4b873 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static struct gfs2_sbd *init_sbd(struct super_block *sb)
 	init_waitqueue_head(&sdp->sd_glock_wait);
 	atomic_set(&sdp->sd_glock_disposal, 0);
 	init_completion(&sdp->sd_locking_init);
+	init_completion(&sdp->sd_wdack);
 	spin_lock_init(&sdp->sd_statfs_spin);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&sdp->sd_rindex_spin);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/sys.c b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
index 462e84142759..4fb9ad80d260 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/sys.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
@@ -330,6 +330,28 @@ static ssize_t block_store(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, const char *buf, size_t len)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static ssize_t wdack_show(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, char *buf)
+{
+	int val = completion_done(&sdp->sd_wdack) ? 1 : 0;
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", val);
+}
+
+static ssize_t wdack_store(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	ssize_t ret = len;
+	int val;
+
+	val = simple_strtol(buf, NULL, 0);
+
+	if ((val == 1) &&
+	    !strcmp(sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_ops->lm_proto_name, "lock_dlm"))
+		complete(&sdp->sd_wdack);
+	else
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static ssize_t lkfirst_show(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, char *buf)
 {
 	struct lm_lockstruct *ls = &sdp->sd_lockstruct;
@@ -461,7 +483,7 @@ static struct gfs2_attr gdlm_attr_##_name = __ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_store)
 
 GDLM_ATTR(proto_name,		0444, proto_name_show,		NULL);
 GDLM_ATTR(block,		0644, block_show,		block_store);
-GDLM_ATTR(withdraw,		0644, withdraw_show,		withdraw_store);
+GDLM_ATTR(withdraw,		0644, wdack_show,		wdack_store);
 GDLM_ATTR(jid,			0644, jid_show,			jid_store);
 GDLM_ATTR(first,		0644, lkfirst_show,		lkfirst_store);
 GDLM_ATTR(first_done,		0444, first_done_show,		NULL);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/util.c b/fs/gfs2/util.c
index f00d7c5744f6..6402fb69d71b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/util.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/util.c
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ int gfs2_lm_withdraw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, char *fmt, ...)
 
 		kobject_uevent(&sdp->sd_kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
 
+		if (!strcmp(sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_ops->lm_proto_name, "lock_dlm"))
+			wait_for_completion(&sdp->sd_wdack);
+
 		if (lm->lm_unmount) {
 			fs_err(sdp, "telling LM to unmount\n");
 			lm->lm_unmount(sdp);