diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
index ce38b4ccc9ab..84f2f8079466 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
@@ -2843,6 +2843,8 @@ static int dlm_mark_lockres_migrating(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 	res->state &= ~DLM_LOCK_RES_BLOCK_DIRTY;
 	if (!ret)
 		BUG_ON(!(res->state & DLM_LOCK_RES_MIGRATING));
+	else
+		res->migration_pending = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
 
 	/*