diff --git a/fs/dlm/plock.c b/fs/dlm/plock.c
index d6196abe51a5..7754d66ea9d8 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/plock.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/plock.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ int dlm_posix_lock(dlm_lockspace_t *lockspace, u64 number, struct file *file,
 
 	send_op(op);
 
-	rv = wait_event_interruptible(recv_wq, (op->done != 0));
+	rv = wait_event_killable(recv_wq, (op->done != 0));
 	if (rv == -ERESTARTSYS) {
 		spin_lock(&ops_lock);
 		/* recheck under ops_lock if we got a done != 0,