return 0;
 }
 
+static void allow_sync_reply(struct dlm_ls *ls, uint64_t *new_seq)
+{
+       spin_lock(&ls->ls_rcom_spin);
+       *new_seq = ++ls->ls_rcom_seq;
+       set_bit(LSFL_RCOM_WAIT, &ls->ls_flags);
+       spin_unlock(&ls->ls_rcom_spin);
+}
+
+static void disallow_sync_reply(struct dlm_ls *ls)
+{
+       spin_lock(&ls->ls_rcom_spin);
+       clear_bit(LSFL_RCOM_WAIT, &ls->ls_flags);
+       clear_bit(LSFL_RCOM_READY, &ls->ls_flags);
+       spin_unlock(&ls->ls_rcom_spin);
+}
+
 int dlm_rcom_status(struct dlm_ls *ls, int nodeid)
 {
        struct dlm_rcom *rc;
        struct dlm_mhandle *mh;
        int error = 0;
 
-       memset(ls->ls_recover_buf, 0, dlm_config.buffer_size);
        ls->ls_recover_nodeid = nodeid;
 
        if (nodeid == dlm_our_nodeid()) {
        error = create_rcom(ls, nodeid, DLM_RCOM_STATUS, 0, &rc, &mh);
        if (error)
                goto out;
-       rc->rc_id = ++ls->ls_rcom_seq;
+
+       allow_sync_reply(ls, &rc->rc_id);
+       memset(ls->ls_recover_buf, 0, dlm_config.buffer_size);
 
        send_rcom(ls, mh, rc);
 
        error = dlm_wait_function(ls, &rcom_response);
-       clear_bit(LSFL_RCOM_READY, &ls->ls_flags);
+       disallow_sync_reply(ls);
        if (error)
                goto out;
 
 
 static void receive_sync_reply(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_rcom *rc_in)
 {
-       if (rc_in->rc_id != ls->ls_rcom_seq) {
-               log_debug(ls, "reject old reply %d got %llx wanted %llx",
-                         rc_in->rc_type, rc_in->rc_id, ls->ls_rcom_seq);
-               return;
+       spin_lock(&ls->ls_rcom_spin);
+       if (!test_bit(LSFL_RCOM_WAIT, &ls->ls_flags) ||
+           rc_in->rc_id != ls->ls_rcom_seq) {
+               log_debug(ls, "reject reply %d from %d seq %llx expect %llx",
+                         rc_in->rc_type, rc_in->rc_header.h_nodeid,
+                         rc_in->rc_id, ls->ls_rcom_seq);
+               goto out;
        }
        memcpy(ls->ls_recover_buf, rc_in, rc_in->rc_header.h_length);
        set_bit(LSFL_RCOM_READY, &ls->ls_flags);
+       clear_bit(LSFL_RCOM_WAIT, &ls->ls_flags);
        wake_up(&ls->ls_wait_general);
+ out:
+       spin_unlock(&ls->ls_rcom_spin);
 }
 
 static void receive_rcom_status_reply(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_rcom *rc_in)
        struct dlm_mhandle *mh;
        int error = 0, len = sizeof(struct dlm_rcom);
 
-       memset(ls->ls_recover_buf, 0, dlm_config.buffer_size);
        ls->ls_recover_nodeid = nodeid;
 
        if (nodeid == dlm_our_nodeid()) {
        if (error)
                goto out;
        memcpy(rc->rc_buf, last_name, last_len);
-       rc->rc_id = ++ls->ls_rcom_seq;
+
+       allow_sync_reply(ls, &rc->rc_id);
+       memset(ls->ls_recover_buf, 0, dlm_config.buffer_size);
 
        send_rcom(ls, mh, rc);
 
        error = dlm_wait_function(ls, &rcom_response);
-       clear_bit(LSFL_RCOM_READY, &ls->ls_flags);
+       disallow_sync_reply(ls);
  out:
        return error;
 }