if (test_bit(NEW_CUR_UUID, &mdev->flags)) {
                                drbd_uuid_new_current(mdev);
                                clear_bit(NEW_CUR_UUID, &mdev->flags);
-                               drbd_md_sync(mdev);
                        }
                        spin_lock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
                        _drbd_set_state(_NS(mdev, susp_fen, 0), CS_VERBOSE, NULL);
 
        get_random_bytes(&val, sizeof(u64));
        _drbd_uuid_set(mdev, UI_CURRENT, val);
+       /* get it to stable storage _now_ */
+       drbd_md_sync(mdev);
 }
 
 void drbd_uuid_set_bm(struct drbd_conf *mdev, u64 val) __must_hold(local)
 
        if (test_bit(NEW_CUR_UUID, &mdev->flags)) {
                drbd_uuid_new_current(mdev);
                clear_bit(NEW_CUR_UUID, &mdev->flags);
-               drbd_md_sync(mdev);
        }
        drbd_suspend_io(mdev);
        reply->ret_code = drbd_request_state(mdev, NS3(susp, 0, susp_nod, 0, susp_fen, 0));