diff --git a/fs/dlm/member.c b/fs/dlm/member.c
index a3f7de7f3a8f..85e2897bd740 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/member.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/member.c
@@ -186,6 +186,14 @@ int dlm_recover_members(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_recover *rv, int *neg_out)
 	struct dlm_member *memb, *safe;
 	int i, error, found, pos = 0, neg = 0, low = -1;
 
+	/* previously removed members that we've not finished removing need to
+	   count as a negative change so the "neg" recovery steps will happen */
+
+	list_for_each_entry(memb, &ls->ls_nodes_gone, list) {
+		log_debug(ls, "prev removed member %d", memb->nodeid);
+		neg++;
+	}
+
 	/* move departed members from ls_nodes to ls_nodes_gone */
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(memb, safe, &ls->ls_nodes, list) {
diff --git a/fs/dlm/recoverd.c b/fs/dlm/recoverd.c
index 362e3eff4dc9..4a1d6023fd9b 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/recoverd.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/recoverd.c
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ static int ls_recover(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_recover *rv)
 		 */
 
 		dlm_recover_rsbs(ls);
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Other lockspace members may be going through the "neg" steps
+		 * while also adding us to the lockspace, in which case they'll
+		 * be looking for this status bit during dlm_recover_locks().
+		 */
+		dlm_set_recover_status(ls, DLM_RS_LOCKS);
 	}
 
 	dlm_release_root_list(ls);