struct dlm_member *memb, *safe;
        int i, error, found, pos = 0, neg = 0, low = -1;
 
+       /* previously removed members that we've not finished removing need to
+          count as a negative change so the "neg" recovery steps will happen */
+
+       list_for_each_entry(memb, &ls->ls_nodes_gone, list) {
+               log_debug(ls, "prev removed member %d", memb->nodeid);
+               neg++;
+       }
+
        /* move departed members from ls_nodes to ls_nodes_gone */
 
        list_for_each_entry_safe(memb, safe, &ls->ls_nodes, list) {
 
                 */
 
                dlm_recover_rsbs(ls);
+       } else {
+               /*
+                * Other lockspace members may be going through the "neg" steps
+                * while also adding us to the lockspace, in which case they'll
+                * be looking for this status bit during dlm_recover_locks().
+                */
+               dlm_set_recover_status(ls, DLM_RS_LOCKS);
        }
 
        dlm_release_root_list(ls);