diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c
index 4689940a953c2..5193218f58898 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c
@@ -2486,6 +2486,15 @@ int ocfs2_inode_lock_with_page(struct inode *inode,
 	ret = ocfs2_inode_lock_full(inode, ret_bh, ex, OCFS2_LOCK_NONBLOCK);
 	if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
 		unlock_page(page);
+		/*
+		 * If we can't get inode lock immediately, we should not return
+		 * directly here, since this will lead to a softlockup problem.
+		 * The method is to get a blocking lock and immediately unlock
+		 * before returning, this can avoid CPU resource waste due to
+		 * lots of retries, and benefits fairness in getting lock.
+		 */
+		if (ocfs2_inode_lock(inode, ret_bh, ex) == 0)
+			ocfs2_inode_unlock(inode, ex);
 		ret = AOP_TRUNCATED_PAGE;
 	}