diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c b/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
index 332a281f217e..e49b4f1cb26b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
@@ -717,6 +717,12 @@ static int ocfs2_release_dquot(struct dquot *dquot)
 	 */
 	if (status < 0)
 		mlog_errno(status);
+	/*
+	 * Clear dq_off so that we search for the structure in quota file next
+	 * time we acquire it. The structure might be deleted and reallocated
+	 * elsewhere by another node while our dquot structure is on freelist.
+	 */
+	dquot->dq_off = 0;
 	clear_bit(DQ_ACTIVE_B, &dquot->dq_flags);
 out_trans:
 	ocfs2_commit_trans(osb, handle);
@@ -756,16 +762,17 @@ static int ocfs2_acquire_dquot(struct dquot *dquot)
 	status = ocfs2_lock_global_qf(info, 1);
 	if (status < 0)
 		goto out;
-	if (!test_bit(DQ_READ_B, &dquot->dq_flags)) {
-		status = ocfs2_qinfo_lock(info, 0);
-		if (status < 0)
-			goto out_dq;
-		status = qtree_read_dquot(&info->dqi_gi, dquot);
-		ocfs2_qinfo_unlock(info, 0);
-		if (status < 0)
-			goto out_dq;
-	}
-	set_bit(DQ_READ_B, &dquot->dq_flags);
+	status = ocfs2_qinfo_lock(info, 0);
+	if (status < 0)
+		goto out_dq;
+	/*
+	 * We always want to read dquot structure from disk because we don't
+	 * know what happened with it while it was on freelist.
+	 */
+	status = qtree_read_dquot(&info->dqi_gi, dquot);
+	ocfs2_qinfo_unlock(info, 0);
+	if (status < 0)
+		goto out_dq;
 
 	OCFS2_DQUOT(dquot)->dq_use_count++;
 	OCFS2_DQUOT(dquot)->dq_origspace = dquot->dq_dqb.dqb_curspace;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c b/fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c
index 27fe7ee4874c..d0f323da0b5c 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c
@@ -1303,10 +1303,6 @@ int ocfs2_local_release_dquot(handle_t *handle, struct dquot *dquot)
 	ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, od->dq_chunk->qc_headerbh);
 
 out:
-	/* Clear the read bit so that next time someone uses this
-	 * dquot he reads fresh info from disk and allocates local
-	 * dquot structure */
-	clear_bit(DQ_READ_B, &dquot->dq_flags);
 	return status;
 }