diff --git a/fs/dlm/midcomms.c b/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
index d976c2009b185ad72712ed03405738040f3a6a4b..b2a25a33a14888405c07c28db364d10f9f0ba335 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ static int dlm_send_fin(struct midcomms_node *node,
 	if (!mh)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	set_bit(DLM_NODE_FLAG_STOP_TX, &node->flags);
 	mh->ack_rcv = ack_rcv;
 
 	m_header = (struct dlm_header *)ppc;
@@ -417,7 +418,6 @@ static int dlm_send_fin(struct midcomms_node *node,
 
 	pr_debug("sending fin msg to node %d\n", node->nodeid);
 	dlm_midcomms_commit_mhandle(mh, NULL, 0);
-	set_bit(DLM_NODE_FLAG_STOP_TX, &node->flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }