diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
index cf0f103963b1..5a0ef78fe029 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
@@ -2354,6 +2354,10 @@ static int dlm_is_lockres_migrateable(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 
 	assert_spin_locked(&res->spinlock);
 
+	/* delay migration when the lockres is in MIGRATING state */
+	if (res->state & DLM_LOCK_RES_MIGRATING)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (res->owner != dlm->node_num)
 		return 0;