diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index 5243989a60cc..a5e4a221435c 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ static void sctp_connect_to_sock(struct connection *con)
 	int result;
 	int addr_len;
 	struct socket *sock;
+	struct timeval tv = { .tv_sec = 5, .tv_usec = 0 };
 
 	if (con->nodeid == 0) {
 		log_print("attempt to connect sock 0 foiled");
@@ -1080,11 +1081,22 @@ static void sctp_connect_to_sock(struct connection *con)
 	log_print("connecting to %d", con->nodeid);
 
 	/* Turn off Nagle's algorithm */
-	kernel_setsockopt(sock, SOL_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, (char *)&one,
+	kernel_setsockopt(sock, SOL_SCTP, SCTP_NODELAY, (char *)&one,
 			  sizeof(one));
 
+	/*
+	 * Make sock->ops->connect() function return in specified time,
+	 * since O_NONBLOCK argument in connect() function does not work here,
+	 * then, we should restore the default value of this attribute.
+	 */
+	kernel_setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, (char *)&tv,
+			  sizeof(tv));
 	result = sock->ops->connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&daddr, addr_len,
-				   O_NONBLOCK);
+				   0);
+	memset(&tv, 0, sizeof(tv));
+	kernel_setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, (char *)&tv,
+			  sizeof(tv));
+
 	if (result == -EINPROGRESS)
 		result = 0;
 	if (result == 0)