diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmast.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmast.c
index b46278f9ae446ac1b139bd89c69649c66ea807b9..fd6bbbbd7d78df8f94534076f068f470c0f8f9d2 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmast.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmast.c
@@ -385,8 +385,12 @@ int dlm_proxy_ast_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data,
 		head = &res->granted;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(lock, head, list) {
-		if (lock->ml.cookie == cookie)
+		/* if lock is found but unlock is pending ignore the bast */
+		if (lock->ml.cookie == cookie) {
+			if (lock->unlock_pending)
+				break;
 			goto do_ast;
+		}
 	}
 
 	mlog(0, "Got %sast for unknown lock! cookie=%u:%llu, name=%.*s, "