diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index c355f7320e448bfe30a8c325b2448d707f8c19be..278fae5b6982f81ca3ee8c17d830ad28d2ab47c6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -1128,7 +1128,9 @@ void gfs2_glock_dq_wait(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = gh->gh_gl;
 	gfs2_glock_dq(gh);
 	might_sleep();
-	wait_on_bit(&gl->gl_flags, GLF_DEMOTE, gfs2_glock_demote_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	if (!find_first_holder(gl))
+		wait_on_bit(&gl->gl_flags, GLF_DEMOTE, gfs2_glock_demote_wait,
+			    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 }
 
 /**