diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index ea2f2de44806..59130cbbd995 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -569,6 +569,16 @@ out_locked:
 	spin_unlock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
 }
 
+static bool is_system_glock(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+{
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_name.ln_sbd;
+	struct gfs2_inode *m_ip = GFS2_I(sdp->sd_statfs_inode);
+
+	if (gl == m_ip->i_gl)
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * do_xmote - Calls the DLM to change the state of a lock
  * @gl: The lock state
@@ -658,17 +668,25 @@ skip_inval:
 	 * to see sd_log_error and withdraw, and in the meantime, requeue the
 	 * work for later.
 	 *
+	 * We make a special exception for some system glocks, such as the
+	 * system statfs inode glock, which needs to be granted before the
+	 * gfs2_quotad daemon can exit, and that exit needs to finish before
+	 * we can unmount the withdrawn file system.
+	 *
 	 * However, if we're just unlocking the lock (say, for unmount, when
 	 * gfs2_gl_hash_clear calls clear_glock) and recovery is complete
 	 * then it's okay to tell dlm to unlock it.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(sdp->sd_log_error && !gfs2_withdrawn(sdp)))
 		gfs2_withdraw_delayed(sdp);
-	if (glock_blocked_by_withdraw(gl)) {
-		if (target != LM_ST_UNLOCKED ||
-		    test_bit(SDF_WITHDRAW_RECOVERY, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
+	if (glock_blocked_by_withdraw(gl) &&
+	    (target != LM_ST_UNLOCKED ||
+	     test_bit(SDF_WITHDRAW_RECOVERY, &sdp->sd_flags))) {
+		if (!is_system_glock(gl)) {
 			gfs2_glock_queue_work(gl, GL_GLOCK_DFT_HOLD);
 			goto out;
+		} else {
+			clear_bit(GLF_INVALIDATE_IN_PROGRESS, &gl->gl_flags);
 		}
 	}