diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index fcd98f333292..32546c186009 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 9d282875d85ebc2b49362310677fc0dcd91b9db9
+refs/heads/master: 856c50c7b616d50e1a3ccd4ce35f7814650fa594
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/trunk/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index 5a4b6dcd48f2..6ec922c623a1 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -3804,6 +3804,9 @@ static void drbdd(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 	err_out:
 		drbd_force_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_PROTOCOL_ERROR));
 	}
+	/* If we leave here, we probably want to update at least the
+	 * "Connected" indicator on stable storage. Do so explicitly here. */
+	drbd_md_sync(mdev);
 }
 
 void drbd_flush_workqueue(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
@@ -4685,10 +4688,12 @@ int drbd_asender(struct drbd_thread *thi)
 	if (0) {
 reconnect:
 		drbd_force_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_NETWORK_FAILURE));
+		drbd_md_sync(mdev);
 	}
 	if (0) {
 disconnect:
 		drbd_force_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_DISCONNECTING));
+		drbd_md_sync(mdev);
 	}
 	clear_bit(SIGNAL_ASENDER, &mdev->flags);