diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index 2615ab99eb9a..daec0321cd76 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -3850,6 +3850,15 @@ static void wake_lock_waiters(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev, int result)
 	list_splice_tail_init(&rbd_dev->acquiring_list, &rbd_dev->running_list);
 }
 
+static bool locker_equal(const struct ceph_locker *lhs,
+			 const struct ceph_locker *rhs)
+{
+	return lhs->id.name.type == rhs->id.name.type &&
+	       lhs->id.name.num == rhs->id.name.num &&
+	       !strcmp(lhs->id.cookie, rhs->id.cookie) &&
+	       ceph_addr_equal_no_type(&lhs->info.addr, &rhs->info.addr);
+}
+
 static void free_locker(struct ceph_locker *locker)
 {
 	if (locker)
@@ -3970,11 +3979,11 @@ static int find_watcher(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev,
 static int rbd_try_lock(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev)
 {
 	struct ceph_client *client = rbd_dev->rbd_client->client;
-	struct ceph_locker *locker;
+	struct ceph_locker *locker, *refreshed_locker;
 	int ret;
 
 	for (;;) {
-		locker = NULL;
+		locker = refreshed_locker = NULL;
 
 		ret = rbd_lock(rbd_dev);
 		if (ret != -EBUSY)
@@ -3994,6 +4003,16 @@ static int rbd_try_lock(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev)
 		if (ret)
 			goto out; /* request lock or error */
 
+		refreshed_locker = get_lock_owner_info(rbd_dev);
+		if (IS_ERR(refreshed_locker)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(refreshed_locker);
+			refreshed_locker = NULL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		if (!refreshed_locker ||
+		    !locker_equal(locker, refreshed_locker))
+			goto again;
+
 		rbd_warn(rbd_dev, "breaking header lock owned by %s%llu",
 			 ENTITY_NAME(locker->id.name));
 
@@ -4015,10 +4034,12 @@ static int rbd_try_lock(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev)
 		}
 
 again:
+		free_locker(refreshed_locker);
 		free_locker(locker);
 	}
 
 out:
+	free_locker(refreshed_locker);
 	free_locker(locker);
 	return ret;
 }