diff --git a/fs/dlm/rcom.c b/fs/dlm/rcom.c
index ac5c616..6565fd5 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/rcom.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/rcom.c
@@ -486,47 +486,39 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int is_old_reply(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_rcom *rc)
-{
-	uint64_t seq;
-	int rv = 0;
-
-	switch (rc->rc_type) {
-	case DLM_RCOM_STATUS_REPLY:
-	case DLM_RCOM_NAMES_REPLY:
-	case DLM_RCOM_LOOKUP_REPLY:
-	case DLM_RCOM_LOCK_REPLY:
-		spin_lock(&ls->ls_recover_lock);
-		seq = ls->ls_recover_seq;
-		spin_unlock(&ls->ls_recover_lock);
-		if (rc->rc_seq_reply != seq) {
-			log_debug(ls, "ignoring old reply %x from %d "
-				      "seq_reply %llx expect %llx",
-				      rc->rc_type, rc->rc_header.h_nodeid,
-				      (unsigned long long)rc->rc_seq_reply,
-				      (unsigned long long)seq);
-			rv = 1;
-		}
-	}
-	return rv;
-}
-
 /* Called by dlm_recv; corresponds to dlm_receive_message() but special
    recovery-only comms are sent through here. */
 
 void dlm_receive_rcom(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_rcom *rc, int nodeid)
 {
 	int lock_size = sizeof(struct dlm_rcom) + sizeof(struct rcom_lock);
+	int stop, reply = 0;
+	uint64_t seq;
 
-	if (dlm_recovery_stopped(ls) && (rc->rc_type != DLM_RCOM_STATUS)) {
-		log_debug(ls, "ignoring recovery message %x from %d",
-			  rc->rc_type, nodeid);
+	switch (rc->rc_type) {
+	case DLM_RCOM_STATUS_REPLY:
+	case DLM_RCOM_NAMES_REPLY:
+	case DLM_RCOM_LOOKUP_REPLY:
+	case DLM_RCOM_LOCK_REPLY:
+		reply = 1;
+	};
+
+	spin_lock(&ls->ls_recover_lock);
+	stop = test_bit(LSFL_RECOVERY_STOP, &ls->ls_flags);
+	seq = ls->ls_recover_seq;
+	spin_unlock(&ls->ls_recover_lock);
+
+	if ((stop && (rc->rc_type != DLM_RCOM_STATUS)) ||
+	    (reply && (rc->rc_seq_reply != seq))) {
+		log_limit(ls, "dlm_receive_rcom ignore msg %d "
+			  "from %d %llu %llu seq %llu",
+			   rc->rc_type, nodeid,
+			   (unsigned long long)rc->rc_seq,
+			   (unsigned long long)rc->rc_seq_reply,
+			   (unsigned long long)seq);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (is_old_reply(ls, rc))
-		goto out;
-
 	switch (rc->rc_type) {
 	case DLM_RCOM_STATUS:
 		receive_rcom_status(ls, rc);