res->inflight_assert_workers);
 }
 
-static void dlm_lockres_grab_inflight_worker(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
-               struct dlm_lock_resource *res)
-{
-       spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
-       __dlm_lockres_grab_inflight_worker(dlm, res);
-       spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
-}
-
 static void __dlm_lockres_drop_inflight_worker(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
                struct dlm_lock_resource *res)
 {
                }
                mlog(0, "%u is the owner of %.*s, cleaning everyone else\n",
                             dlm->node_num, res->lockname.len, res->lockname.name);
+               spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
                ret = dlm_dispatch_assert_master(dlm, res, 0, request->node_idx,
                                                 DLM_ASSERT_MASTER_MLE_CLEANUP);
                if (ret < 0) {
                        response = DLM_MASTER_RESP_ERROR;
                        dlm_lockres_put(res);
                } else
-                       dlm_lockres_grab_inflight_worker(dlm, res);
+                       __dlm_lockres_grab_inflight_worker(dlm, res);
+               spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
        } else {
                if (res)
                        dlm_lockres_put(res);