diff --git a/fs/dlm/plock.c b/fs/dlm/plock.c
index 737f185aad8d..b2d3f52dab9b 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/plock.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/plock.c
@@ -359,7 +359,9 @@ int dlm_posix_get(dlm_lockspace_t *lockspace, u64 number, struct file *file,
 		locks_init_lock(fl);
 		fl->fl_type = (op->info.ex) ? F_WRLCK : F_RDLCK;
 		fl->fl_flags = FL_POSIX;
-		fl->fl_pid = -op->info.pid;
+		fl->fl_pid = op->info.pid;
+		if (op->info.nodeid != dlm_our_nodeid())
+			fl->fl_pid = -fl->fl_pid;
 		fl->fl_start = op->info.start;
 		fl->fl_end = op->info.end;
 		rv = 0;