diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
index 5a0ef78fe0297bc93a20a41686a9fd2b4c06781f..af3f7aa73e13a007d06fd528d8c8d101d2553087 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
@@ -1885,8 +1885,10 @@ int dlm_assert_master_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data,
 			 * up nodes that this node contacted */
 			while ((nn = find_next_bit (mle->response_map, O2NM_MAX_NODES,
 						    nn+1)) < O2NM_MAX_NODES) {
-				if (nn != dlm->node_num && nn != assert->node_idx)
+				if (nn != dlm->node_num && nn != assert->node_idx) {
 					master_request = 1;
+					break;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		mle->master = assert->node_idx;