diff --git a/fs/dlm/lockspace.c b/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
index c3681a50decb..731c48371a27 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ static struct dlm_ls *find_ls_to_scan(void)
 	list_for_each_entry(ls, &lslist, ls_list) {
 		if (time_after_eq(jiffies, ls->ls_scan_time +
 					    dlm_config.ci_scan_secs * HZ)) {
+			atomic_inc(&ls->ls_count);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&lslist_lock);
 			return ls;
 		}
@@ -277,6 +278,8 @@ static int dlm_scand(void *data)
 			} else {
 				ls->ls_scan_time += HZ;
 			}
+
+			dlm_put_lockspace(ls);
 			continue;
 		}
 		schedule_timeout_interruptible(dlm_config.ci_scan_secs * HZ);