diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index f943aacfdad8..f104328d6325 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ struct drbd_tconn {			/* is a resource from the config file */
 	unsigned susp_nod:1;		/* IO suspended because no data */
 	unsigned susp_fen:1;		/* IO suspended because fence peer handler runs */
 	struct mutex cstate_mutex;	/* Protects graceful disconnects */
+	unsigned int connect_cnt;	/* Inc each time a connection is established */
 
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct net_conf *net_conf;	/* content protected by rcu */
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 0936d6aabef9..e25803b447ff 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ static enum drbd_fencing_p highest_fencing_policy(struct drbd_tconn *tconn)
 
 bool conn_try_outdate_peer(struct drbd_tconn *tconn)
 {
+	unsigned int connect_cnt;
 	union drbd_state mask = { };
 	union drbd_state val = { };
 	enum drbd_fencing_p fp;
@@ -428,6 +429,10 @@ bool conn_try_outdate_peer(struct drbd_tconn *tconn)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&tconn->req_lock);
+	connect_cnt = tconn->connect_cnt;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&tconn->req_lock);
+
 	fp = highest_fencing_policy(tconn);
 	switch (fp) {
 	case FP_NOT_AVAIL:
@@ -492,8 +497,14 @@ bool conn_try_outdate_peer(struct drbd_tconn *tconn)
 	   here, because we might were able to re-establish the connection in the
 	   meantime. */
 	spin_lock_irq(&tconn->req_lock);
-	if (tconn->cstate < C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS && !test_bit(STATE_SENT, &tconn->flags))
-		_conn_request_state(tconn, mask, val, CS_VERBOSE);
+	if (tconn->cstate < C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS && !test_bit(STATE_SENT, &tconn->flags)) {
+		if (tconn->connect_cnt != connect_cnt)
+			/* In case the connection was established and droped
+			   while the fence-peer handler was running, ignore it */
+			conn_info(tconn, "Ignoring fence-peer exit code\n");
+		else
+			_conn_request_state(tconn, mask, val, CS_VERBOSE);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&tconn->req_lock);
 
 	return conn_highest_pdsk(tconn) <= D_OUTDATED;
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
index 90c5be2b1d30..216d47b7e88b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
@@ -1115,8 +1115,10 @@ __drbd_set_state(struct drbd_conf *mdev, union drbd_state ns,
 		drbd_thread_restart_nowait(&mdev->tconn->receiver);
 
 	/* Resume AL writing if we get a connection */
-	if (os.conn < C_CONNECTED && ns.conn >= C_CONNECTED)
+	if (os.conn < C_CONNECTED && ns.conn >= C_CONNECTED) {
 		drbd_resume_al(mdev);
+		mdev->tconn->connect_cnt++;
+	}
 
 	/* remember last attach time so request_timer_fn() won't
 	 * kill newly established sessions while we are still trying to thaw