diff --git a/fs/dlm/recoverd.c b/fs/dlm/recoverd.c
index d2ad1cab0f0559f400ebb8d8836c1a762e562320..6f4e1d42d733bf3935cba33bce9bb516408ad088 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/recoverd.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/recoverd.c
@@ -299,8 +299,11 @@ static int dlm_recoverd(void *arg)
 			break;
 		}
 		if (!test_bit(LSFL_RECOVER_WORK, &ls->ls_flags) &&
-		    !test_bit(LSFL_RECOVER_DOWN, &ls->ls_flags))
+		    !test_bit(LSFL_RECOVER_DOWN, &ls->ls_flags)) {
+			if (kthread_should_stop())
+				break;
 			schedule();
+		}
 		set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(LSFL_RECOVER_DOWN, &ls->ls_flags)) {