diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmapi.h b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmapi.h
index 53652f51c0e1bd0b9d0bd67c9b7fe442fa9832f2..cfd5cb65cab02728951dc26612695ca555420152 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmapi.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmapi.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ enum dlm_status dlmlock(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 			struct dlm_lockstatus *lksb,
 			int flags,
 			const char *name,
+			int namelen,
 			dlm_astlockfunc_t *ast,
 			void *data,
 			dlm_bastlockfunc_t *bast);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
index 14530ee7e11d92cd46da8f9a5b41e8ab6fbbaafe..fa968180b07266576be02d1923a20ec84f2fbc79 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ void dlm_change_lockres_owner(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 			      u8 owner);
 struct dlm_lock_resource * dlm_get_lock_resource(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 						 const char *lockid,
+						 int namelen,
 						 int flags);
 struct dlm_lock_resource *dlm_new_lockres(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 					  const char *name,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmlock.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmlock.c
index 5ca57ec650c77657c76e82e66f83dea2180da01a..42a1b91979b5b5f51e59a1c6fc15666d23a743c5 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmlock.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmlock.c
@@ -540,8 +540,8 @@ static inline void dlm_get_next_cookie(u8 node_num, u64 *cookie)
 
 enum dlm_status dlmlock(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm, int mode,
 			struct dlm_lockstatus *lksb, int flags,
-			const char *name, dlm_astlockfunc_t *ast, void *data,
-			dlm_bastlockfunc_t *bast)
+			const char *name, int namelen, dlm_astlockfunc_t *ast,
+			void *data, dlm_bastlockfunc_t *bast)
 {
 	enum dlm_status status;
 	struct dlm_lock_resource *res = NULL;
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ enum dlm_status dlmlock(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm, int mode,
 	recovery = (flags & LKM_RECOVERY);
 
 	if (recovery &&
-	    (!dlm_is_recovery_lock(name, strlen(name)) || convert) ) {
+	    (!dlm_is_recovery_lock(name, namelen) || convert) ) {
 		dlm_error(status);
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ enum dlm_status dlmlock(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm, int mode,
 		}
 
 		status = DLM_IVBUFLEN;
-		if (strlen(name) > DLM_LOCKID_NAME_MAX || strlen(name) < 1) {
+		if (namelen > DLM_LOCKID_NAME_MAX || namelen < 1) {
 			dlm_error(status);
 			goto error;
 		}
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ enum dlm_status dlmlock(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm, int mode,
 			dlm_wait_for_recovery(dlm);
 
 		/* find or create the lock resource */
-		res = dlm_get_lock_resource(dlm, name, flags);
+		res = dlm_get_lock_resource(dlm, name, namelen, flags);
 		if (!res) {
 			status = DLM_IVLOCKID;
 			dlm_error(status);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
index 9503240ef0e50d46f413e46b62a665de3eec57bd..f784177b62417bea10e474d568f45e07ddbb5781 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ struct dlm_lock_resource *dlm_new_lockres(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
  */
 struct dlm_lock_resource * dlm_get_lock_resource(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 					  const char *lockid,
+					  int namelen,
 					  int flags)
 {
 	struct dlm_lock_resource *tmpres=NULL, *res=NULL;
@@ -748,13 +749,12 @@ struct dlm_lock_resource * dlm_get_lock_resource(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 	int blocked = 0;
 	int ret, nodenum;
 	struct dlm_node_iter iter;
-	unsigned int namelen, hash;
+	unsigned int hash;
 	int tries = 0;
 	int bit, wait_on_recovery = 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(!lockid);
 
-	namelen = strlen(lockid);
 	hash = dlm_lockid_hash(lockid, namelen);
 
 	mlog(0, "get lockres %s (len %d)\n", lockid, namelen);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
index 594745fab0b5aa0ebcbccfc16d9090e65af4ac80..9d950d7cea38e02665ee7e705292c4f515d30e98 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
@@ -2285,7 +2285,8 @@ static int dlm_pick_recovery_master(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 	memset(&lksb, 0, sizeof(lksb));
 
 	ret = dlmlock(dlm, LKM_EXMODE, &lksb, LKM_NOQUEUE|LKM_RECOVERY,
-		      DLM_RECOVERY_LOCK_NAME, dlm_reco_ast, dlm, dlm_reco_bast);
+		      DLM_RECOVERY_LOCK_NAME, DLM_RECOVERY_LOCK_NAME_LEN,
+		      dlm_reco_ast, dlm, dlm_reco_bast);
 
 	mlog(0, "%s: dlmlock($RECOVERY) returned %d, lksb=%d\n",
 	     dlm->name, ret, lksb.status);