diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
index f8411bd1b805..5f5e70e047dc 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
@@ -200,10 +200,11 @@ static int make_mode(const unsigned int lmstate)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static u32 make_flags(const u32 lkid, const unsigned int gfs_flags,
+static u32 make_flags(struct gfs2_glock *gl, const unsigned int gfs_flags,
 		      const int req)
 {
 	u32 lkf = DLM_LKF_VALBLK;
+	u32 lkid = gl->gl_lksb.sb_lkid;
 
 	if (gfs_flags & LM_FLAG_TRY)
 		lkf |= DLM_LKF_NOQUEUE;
@@ -227,8 +228,11 @@ static u32 make_flags(const u32 lkid, const unsigned int gfs_flags,
 			BUG();
 	}
 
-	if (lkid != 0) 
+	if (lkid != 0) {
 		lkf |= DLM_LKF_CONVERT;
+		if (test_bit(GLF_BLOCKING, &gl->gl_flags))
+			lkf |= DLM_LKF_QUECVT;
+	}
 
 	return lkf;
 }
@@ -250,7 +254,7 @@ static int gdlm_lock(struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned int req_state,
 	char strname[GDLM_STRNAME_BYTES] = "";
 
 	req = make_mode(req_state);
-	lkf = make_flags(gl->gl_lksb.sb_lkid, flags, req);
+	lkf = make_flags(gl, flags, req);
 	gfs2_glstats_inc(gl, GFS2_LKS_DCOUNT);
 	gfs2_sbstats_inc(gl, GFS2_LKS_DCOUNT);
 	if (gl->gl_lksb.sb_lkid) {