diff --git a/kmod/src/format.h b/kmod/src/format.h
index 161b31a2..17c53a18 100644
--- a/kmod/src/format.h
+++ b/kmod/src/format.h
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ enum {
 #define SCOUTFS_LOCK_SCOPE_FS_ITEMS 2
 
 #define SCOUTFS_LOCK_TYPE_GLOBAL_RENAME 1
+#define SCOUTFS_LOCK_TYPE_GLOBAL_SERVER 2
 
 struct scoutfs_lock_name {
 	__u8 scope;
diff --git a/kmod/src/server.c b/kmod/src/server.c
index d42012b0..a12da887 100644
--- a/kmod/src/server.c
+++ b/kmod/src/server.c
@@ -892,8 +892,9 @@ static void scoutfs_server_func(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&waitq);
 
-	/* lock attempt will return -ESHUTDOWN once we should not queue */
-	ret = scoutfs_lock_ino(sb, DLM_LOCK_EX, 0, ~0ULL, &lock);
+	ret = scoutfs_lock_global(sb, DLM_LOCK_EX, SCOUTFS_LKF_TRYLOCK,
+				  SCOUTFS_LOCK_TYPE_GLOBAL_SERVER,
+				  &lock);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;