diff --git a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
index 96c345f4927387c694bebf67f3e61e712bfcd349..390ea79d682c256bbb19be61debe690e97e7a835 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ void gfs2_recover_func(struct work_struct *work)
 		/* Acquire a shared hold on the freeze lock */
 
 		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl, LM_ST_SHARED,
-					   LM_FLAG_NOEXP | LM_FLAG_PRIORITY,
-					   &thaw_gh);
+					   LM_FLAG_NOEXP | LM_FLAG_PRIORITY |
+					   GL_EXACT, &thaw_gh);
 		if (error)
 			goto fail_gunlock_ji;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 32d8d26126a1617ce85513425fcfe2e5d1035b1f..d79a0357384036dee209d7a41b664db8609e0071 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int gfs2_make_fs_rw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0,
+	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, GL_EXACT,
 				   &freeze_gh);
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_threads;
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ int gfs2_make_fs_rw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
-	freeze_gh.gh_flags |= GL_NOCACHE;
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&freeze_gh);
 fail_threads:
 	if (sdp->sd_quotad_process)
@@ -430,7 +429,7 @@ static int gfs2_lock_fs_check_clean(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	}
 
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE,
-				   GL_NOCACHE, &sdp->sd_freeze_gh);
+				   0, &sdp->sd_freeze_gh);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -613,13 +612,14 @@ int gfs2_make_fs_ro(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	    !gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(sdp->sd_freeze_gl)) {
 		if (!log_write_allowed) {
 			error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl,
-						   LM_ST_SHARED, GL_NOCACHE |
-						   LM_FLAG_TRY, &freeze_gh);
+						   LM_ST_SHARED,
+						   LM_FLAG_TRY | GL_EXACT,
+						   &freeze_gh);
 			if (error == GLR_TRYFAILED)
 				error = 0;
 		} else {
 			error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl,
-						   LM_ST_SHARED, GL_NOCACHE,
+						   LM_ST_SHARED, GL_EXACT,
 						   &freeze_gh);
 			if (error && !gfs2_withdrawn(sdp))
 				return error;
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ void gfs2_freeze_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct super_block *sb = sdp->sd_vfs;
 
 	atomic_inc(&sb->s_active);
-	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0,
+	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, GL_EXACT,
 				   &freeze_gh);
 	if (error) {
 		fs_info(sdp, "GFS2: couldn't get freeze lock : %d\n", error);
@@ -774,8 +774,6 @@ void gfs2_freeze_func(struct work_struct *work)
 				error);
 			gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, 0);
 		}
-		if (!test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags))
-			freeze_gh.gh_flags |= GL_NOCACHE;
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&freeze_gh);
 	}
 	deactivate_super(sb);