diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
index 0e4166cc23a0..4ac775e32240 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
@@ -621,13 +621,15 @@ static void o2nm_node_group_drop_item(struct config_group *group,
 	struct o2nm_node *node = to_o2nm_node(item);
 	struct o2nm_cluster *cluster = to_o2nm_cluster(group->cg_item.ci_parent);
 
-	o2net_disconnect_node(node);
+	if (cluster->cl_nodes[node->nd_num] == node) {
+		o2net_disconnect_node(node);
 
-	if (cluster->cl_has_local &&
-	    (cluster->cl_local_node == node->nd_num)) {
-		cluster->cl_has_local = 0;
-		cluster->cl_local_node = O2NM_INVALID_NODE_NUM;
-		o2net_stop_listening(node);
+		if (cluster->cl_has_local &&
+		    (cluster->cl_local_node == node->nd_num)) {
+			cluster->cl_has_local = 0;
+			cluster->cl_local_node = O2NM_INVALID_NODE_NUM;
+			o2net_stop_listening(node);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* XXX call into net to stop this node from trading messages */