diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index d31e9ab..a5e4a22 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@
 	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));