diff --git a/fs/dlm/dlm_internal.h b/fs/dlm/dlm_internal.h
index 1ee8195..7185a13 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/dlm_internal.h
+++ b/fs/dlm/dlm_internal.h
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@
 
 /* dlm_header is first element of all structs sent between nodes */
 
-#define DLM_HEADER_MAJOR	0x00020000
-#define DLM_HEADER_MINOR	0x00000001
+#define DLM_HEADER_MAJOR	0x00030000
+#define DLM_HEADER_MINOR	0x00000000
 
 #define DLM_MSG			1
 #define DLM_RCOM		2
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@
 	uint32_t		rc_type;	/* DLM_RCOM_ */
 	int			rc_result;	/* multi-purpose */
 	uint64_t		rc_id;		/* match reply with request */
+	uint64_t		rc_seq;		/* sender's ls_recover_seq */
+	uint64_t		rc_seq_reply;	/* remote ls_recover_seq */
 	char			rc_buf[0];
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/dlm/rcom.c b/fs/dlm/rcom.c
index 4cc31be..521ad9b 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/rcom.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/rcom.c
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
 
 	rc->rc_type = type;
 
+	spin_lock(&ls->ls_recover_lock);
+	rc->rc_seq = ls->ls_recover_seq;
+	spin_unlock(&ls->ls_recover_lock);
+
 	*mh_ret = mh;
 	*rc_ret = rc;
 	return 0;
@@ -159,6 +163,7 @@
 	if (error)
 		return;
 	rc->rc_id = rc_in->rc_id;
+	rc->rc_seq_reply = rc_in->rc_seq;
 	rc->rc_result = dlm_recover_status(ls);
 	make_config(ls, (struct rcom_config *) rc->rc_buf);
 
@@ -224,21 +229,7 @@
 {
 	struct dlm_rcom *rc;
 	struct dlm_mhandle *mh;
-	int error, inlen, outlen;
-	int nodeid = rc_in->rc_header.h_nodeid;
-	uint32_t status = dlm_recover_status(ls);
-
-	/*
-	 * We can't run dlm_dir_rebuild_send (which uses ls_nodes) while
-	 * dlm_recoverd is running ls_nodes_reconfig (which changes ls_nodes).
-	 * It could only happen in rare cases where we get a late NAMES
-	 * message from a previous instance of recovery.
-	 */
-
-	if (!(status & DLM_RS_NODES)) {
-		log_debug(ls, "ignoring RCOM_NAMES from %u", nodeid);
-		return;
-	}
+	int error, inlen, outlen, nodeid;
 
 	nodeid = rc_in->rc_header.h_nodeid;
 	inlen = rc_in->rc_header.h_length - sizeof(struct dlm_rcom);
@@ -248,6 +239,7 @@
 	if (error)
 		return;
 	rc->rc_id = rc_in->rc_id;
+	rc->rc_seq_reply = rc_in->rc_seq;
 
 	dlm_copy_master_names(ls, rc_in->rc_buf, inlen, rc->rc_buf, outlen,
 			      nodeid);
@@ -294,6 +286,7 @@
 		ret_nodeid = error;
 	rc->rc_result = ret_nodeid;
 	rc->rc_id = rc_in->rc_id;
+	rc->rc_seq_reply = rc_in->rc_seq;
 
 	send_rcom(ls, mh, rc);
 }
@@ -375,20 +368,13 @@
 
 	memcpy(rc->rc_buf, rc_in->rc_buf, sizeof(struct rcom_lock));
 	rc->rc_id = rc_in->rc_id;
+	rc->rc_seq_reply = rc_in->rc_seq;
 
 	send_rcom(ls, mh, rc);
 }
 
 static void receive_rcom_lock_reply(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_rcom *rc_in)
 {
-	uint32_t status = dlm_recover_status(ls);
-
-	if (!(status & DLM_RS_DIR)) {
-		log_debug(ls, "ignoring RCOM_LOCK_REPLY from %u",
-			  rc_in->rc_header.h_nodeid);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	dlm_recover_process_copy(ls, rc_in);
 }
 
@@ -415,6 +401,7 @@
 
 	rc->rc_type = DLM_RCOM_STATUS_REPLY;
 	rc->rc_id = rc_in->rc_id;
+	rc->rc_seq_reply = rc_in->rc_seq;
 	rc->rc_result = -ESRCH;
 
 	rf = (struct rcom_config *) rc->rc_buf;
@@ -426,6 +413,31 @@
 	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_error(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_recvd; corresponds to dlm_receive_message() but special
    recovery-only comms are sent through here. */
 
@@ -454,6 +466,9 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (is_old_reply(ls, rc))
+		goto out;
+
 	if (nodeid != rc->rc_header.h_nodeid) {
 		log_error(ls, "bad rcom nodeid %d from %d",
 			  rc->rc_header.h_nodeid, nodeid);
diff --git a/fs/dlm/util.c b/fs/dlm/util.c
index 767197d..963889c 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/util.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/util.c
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@
 	rc->rc_type		= cpu_to_le32(rc->rc_type);
 	rc->rc_result		= cpu_to_le32(rc->rc_result);
 	rc->rc_id		= cpu_to_le64(rc->rc_id);
+	rc->rc_seq		= cpu_to_le64(rc->rc_seq);
+	rc->rc_seq_reply	= cpu_to_le64(rc->rc_seq_reply);
 
 	if (type == DLM_RCOM_LOCK)
 		rcom_lock_out((struct rcom_lock *) rc->rc_buf);
@@ -151,6 +153,8 @@
 	rc->rc_type		= le32_to_cpu(rc->rc_type);
 	rc->rc_result		= le32_to_cpu(rc->rc_result);
 	rc->rc_id		= le64_to_cpu(rc->rc_id);
+	rc->rc_seq		= le64_to_cpu(rc->rc_seq);
+	rc->rc_seq_reply	= le64_to_cpu(rc->rc_seq_reply);
 
 	if (rc->rc_type == DLM_RCOM_LOCK)
 		rcom_lock_in((struct rcom_lock *) rc->rc_buf);