diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
index 73039295d0d1f3..d1338544816896 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
@@ -2572,6 +2572,25 @@ int o2hb_check_node_heartbeating(u8 node_num)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(o2hb_check_node_heartbeating);
 
+int o2hb_check_node_heartbeating_no_sem(u8 node_num)
+{
+	unsigned long testing_map[BITS_TO_LONGS(O2NM_MAX_NODES)];
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&o2hb_live_lock, flags);
+	o2hb_fill_node_map_from_callback(testing_map, sizeof(testing_map));
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&o2hb_live_lock, flags);
+	if (!test_bit(node_num, testing_map)) {
+		mlog(ML_HEARTBEAT,
+		     "node (%u) does not have heartbeating enabled.\n",
+		     node_num);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(o2hb_check_node_heartbeating_no_sem);
+
 int o2hb_check_node_heartbeating_from_callback(u8 node_num)
 {
 	unsigned long testing_map[BITS_TO_LONGS(O2NM_MAX_NODES)];
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.h b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.h
index 00ad8e8fea510e..3ef5137dc36220 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ void o2hb_fill_node_map(unsigned long *map,
 void o2hb_exit(void);
 int o2hb_init(void);
 int o2hb_check_node_heartbeating(u8 node_num);
+int o2hb_check_node_heartbeating_no_sem(u8 node_num);
 int o2hb_check_node_heartbeating_from_callback(u8 node_num);
 int o2hb_check_local_node_heartbeating(void);
 void o2hb_stop_all_regions(void);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
index 257a6dfe3f13da..02d315fef432a7 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ static int dlm_query_join_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data,
 	 * to back off and try again.  This gives heartbeat a chance
 	 * to catch up.
 	 */
-	if (!o2hb_check_node_heartbeating(query->node_idx)) {
+	if (!o2hb_check_node_heartbeating_no_sem(query->node_idx)) {
 		mlog(0, "node %u is not in our live map yet\n",
 		     query->node_idx);