diff --git a/fs/dlm/recover.c b/fs/dlm/recover.c
index a7fa4cb6cd163d46dd6bd0759bf16d7506d968f1..c2cc7694cd164b6847f35c12257b6a783bf82525 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/recover.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/recover.c
@@ -397,7 +397,9 @@ int dlm_recover_masters(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 
 		if (dlm_no_directory(ls))
 			count += recover_master_static(r);
-		else if (!is_master(r) && dlm_is_removed(ls, r->res_nodeid)) {
+		else if (!is_master(r) &&
+			 (dlm_is_removed(ls, r->res_nodeid) ||
+			  rsb_flag(r, RSB_NEW_MASTER))) {
 			recover_master(r);
 			count++;
 		}