diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
index 884081730f9f..588760c1a5da 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lock_dlm.c
@@ -950,14 +950,15 @@ locks_done:
 		if (sdp->sd_args.ar_spectator) {
 			fs_info(sdp, "Recovery is required. Waiting for a "
 				"non-spectator to mount.\n");
+			spin_unlock(&ls->ls_recover_spin);
 			msleep_interruptible(1000);
 		} else {
 			fs_info(sdp, "control_mount wait1 block %u start %u "
 				"mount %u lvb %u flags %lx\n", block_gen,
 				start_gen, mount_gen, lvb_gen,
 				ls->ls_recover_flags);
+			spin_unlock(&ls->ls_recover_spin);
 		}
-		spin_unlock(&ls->ls_recover_spin);
 		goto restart;
 	}