diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 1958eb33b643..82915880c5e9 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -2711,8 +2711,10 @@ out:
 
 static enum drbd_state_rv conn_try_disconnect(struct drbd_connection *connection, bool force)
 {
+	enum drbd_conns cstate;
 	enum drbd_state_rv rv;
 
+repeat:
 	rv = conn_request_state(connection, NS(conn, C_DISCONNECTING),
 			force ? CS_HARD : 0);
 
@@ -2730,6 +2732,11 @@ static enum drbd_state_rv conn_try_disconnect(struct drbd_connection *connection
 
 		break;
 	case SS_CW_FAILED_BY_PEER:
+		spin_lock_irq(&connection->resource->req_lock);
+		cstate = connection->cstate;
+		spin_unlock_irq(&connection->resource->req_lock);
+		if (cstate <= C_WF_CONNECTION)
+			goto repeat;
 		/* The peer probably wants to see us outdated. */
 		rv = conn_request_state(connection, NS2(conn, C_DISCONNECTING,
 							disk, D_OUTDATED), 0);