diff --git a/fs/dlm/util.c b/fs/dlm/util.c
index 38dcfeb..11c6a45 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/util.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/util.c
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
 #include "rcom.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+#define DLM_ERRNO_EDEADLK		35
+#define DLM_ERRNO_EBADR			53
+#define DLM_ERRNO_EBADSLT		57
+#define DLM_ERRNO_EPROTO		71
+#define DLM_ERRNO_EOPNOTSUPP		95
+#define DLM_ERRNO_ETIMEDOUT	       110
+#define DLM_ERRNO_EINPROGRESS	       115
+
 static void header_out(struct dlm_header *hd)
 {
 	hd->h_version		= cpu_to_le32(hd->h_version);
@@ -30,6 +38,51 @@
 	hd->h_length		= le16_to_cpu(hd->h_length);
 }
 
+/* higher errno values are inconsistent across architectures, so select
+   one set of values for on the wire */
+
+static int to_dlm_errno(int err)
+{
+	switch (err) {
+	case -EDEADLK:
+		return -DLM_ERRNO_EDEADLK;
+	case -EBADR:
+		return -DLM_ERRNO_EBADR;
+	case -EBADSLT:
+		return -DLM_ERRNO_EBADSLT;
+	case -EPROTO:
+		return -DLM_ERRNO_EPROTO;
+	case -EOPNOTSUPP:
+		return -DLM_ERRNO_EOPNOTSUPP;
+	case -ETIMEDOUT:
+		return -DLM_ERRNO_ETIMEDOUT;
+	case -EINPROGRESS:
+		return -DLM_ERRNO_EINPROGRESS;
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int from_dlm_errno(int err)
+{
+	switch (err) {
+	case -DLM_ERRNO_EDEADLK:
+		return -EDEADLK;
+	case -DLM_ERRNO_EBADR:
+		return -EBADR;
+	case -DLM_ERRNO_EBADSLT:
+		return -EBADSLT;
+	case -DLM_ERRNO_EPROTO:
+		return -EPROTO;
+	case -DLM_ERRNO_EOPNOTSUPP:
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	case -DLM_ERRNO_ETIMEDOUT:
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	case -DLM_ERRNO_EINPROGRESS:
+		return -EINPROGRESS;
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
 void dlm_message_out(struct dlm_message *ms)
 {
 	struct dlm_header *hd = (struct dlm_header *) ms;
@@ -53,7 +106,7 @@
 	ms->m_rqmode		= cpu_to_le32(ms->m_rqmode);
 	ms->m_bastmode		= cpu_to_le32(ms->m_bastmode);
 	ms->m_asts		= cpu_to_le32(ms->m_asts);
-	ms->m_result		= cpu_to_le32(ms->m_result);
+	ms->m_result		= cpu_to_le32(to_dlm_errno(ms->m_result));
 }
 
 void dlm_message_in(struct dlm_message *ms)
@@ -79,7 +132,7 @@
 	ms->m_rqmode		= le32_to_cpu(ms->m_rqmode);
 	ms->m_bastmode		= le32_to_cpu(ms->m_bastmode);
 	ms->m_asts		= le32_to_cpu(ms->m_asts);
-	ms->m_result		= le32_to_cpu(ms->m_result);
+	ms->m_result		= from_dlm_errno(le32_to_cpu(ms->m_result));
 }
 
 static void rcom_lock_out(struct rcom_lock *rl)