diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index c93250108952..26e3edc07445 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ xfs_file_buffered_aio_write(
 	struct inode		*inode = mapping->host;
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
 	ssize_t			ret;
-	int			enospc = 0;
+	bool			cleared_space = false;
 	int			iolock;
 
 	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
@@ -653,19 +653,16 @@ xfs_file_buffered_aio_write(
 	 * also behaves as a filter to prevent too many eofblocks scans from
 	 * running at the same time.
 	 */
-	if (ret == -EDQUOT && !enospc) {
+	if (ret == -EDQUOT && !cleared_space) {
 		xfs_iunlock(ip, iolock);
-		enospc = xfs_inode_free_quota_eofblocks(ip);
-		if (enospc)
-			goto write_retry;
-		enospc = xfs_inode_free_quota_cowblocks(ip);
-		if (enospc)
+		cleared_space = xfs_inode_free_quota_blocks(ip);
+		if (cleared_space)
 			goto write_retry;
 		iolock = 0;
-	} else if (ret == -ENOSPC && !enospc) {
+	} else if (ret == -ENOSPC && !cleared_space) {
 		struct xfs_eofblocks eofb = {0};
 
-		enospc = 1;
+		cleared_space = true;
 		xfs_flush_inodes(ip->i_mount);
 
 		xfs_iunlock(ip, iolock);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index 03d7624fa97e..09647dfe5946 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -1529,33 +1529,31 @@ xfs_icache_free_eofblocks(
 }
 
 /*
- * Run eofblocks scans on the quotas applicable to the inode. For inodes with
- * multiple quotas, we don't know exactly which quota caused an allocation
+ * Run cow/eofblocks scans on the quotas applicable to the inode. For inodes
+ * with multiple quotas, we don't know exactly which quota caused an allocation
  * failure. We make a best effort by including each quota under low free space
  * conditions (less than 1% free space) in the scan.
  */
-static int
-__xfs_inode_free_quota_eofblocks(
-	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
-	int			(*execute)(struct xfs_mount *mp,
-					   struct xfs_eofblocks	*eofb))
+bool
+xfs_inode_free_quota_blocks(
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip)
 {
-	int scan = 0;
-	struct xfs_eofblocks eofb = {0};
-	struct xfs_dquot *dq;
+	struct xfs_eofblocks	eofb = {0};
+	struct xfs_dquot	*dq;
+	bool			do_work = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * Run a sync scan to increase effectiveness and use the union filter to
 	 * cover all applicable quotas in a single scan.
 	 */
-	eofb.eof_flags = XFS_EOF_FLAGS_UNION|XFS_EOF_FLAGS_SYNC;
+	eofb.eof_flags = XFS_EOF_FLAGS_UNION | XFS_EOF_FLAGS_SYNC;
 
 	if (XFS_IS_UQUOTA_ENFORCED(ip->i_mount)) {
 		dq = xfs_inode_dquot(ip, XFS_DQ_USER);
 		if (dq && xfs_dquot_lowsp(dq)) {
 			eofb.eof_uid = VFS_I(ip)->i_uid;
 			eofb.eof_flags |= XFS_EOF_FLAGS_UID;
-			scan = 1;
+			do_work = true;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1564,21 +1562,16 @@ __xfs_inode_free_quota_eofblocks(
 		if (dq && xfs_dquot_lowsp(dq)) {
 			eofb.eof_gid = VFS_I(ip)->i_gid;
 			eofb.eof_flags |= XFS_EOF_FLAGS_GID;
-			scan = 1;
+			do_work = true;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (scan)
-		execute(ip->i_mount, &eofb);
-
-	return scan;
-}
+	if (!do_work)
+		return false;
 
-int
-xfs_inode_free_quota_eofblocks(
-	struct xfs_inode *ip)
-{
-	return __xfs_inode_free_quota_eofblocks(ip, xfs_icache_free_eofblocks);
+	xfs_icache_free_eofblocks(ip->i_mount, &eofb);
+	xfs_icache_free_cowblocks(ip->i_mount, &eofb);
+	return true;
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long
@@ -1778,13 +1771,6 @@ xfs_icache_free_cowblocks(
 			XFS_ICI_COWBLOCKS_TAG);
 }
 
-int
-xfs_inode_free_quota_cowblocks(
-	struct xfs_inode *ip)
-{
-	return __xfs_inode_free_quota_eofblocks(ip, xfs_icache_free_cowblocks);
-}
-
 void
 xfs_inode_set_cowblocks_tag(
 	xfs_inode_t	*ip)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
index 0dc85a03dc6c..6727b792ee40 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
@@ -57,17 +57,17 @@ long xfs_reclaim_inodes_nr(struct xfs_mount *mp, int nr_to_scan);
 
 void xfs_inode_set_reclaim_tag(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 
+bool xfs_inode_free_quota_blocks(struct xfs_inode *ip);
+
 void xfs_inode_set_eofblocks_tag(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 void xfs_inode_clear_eofblocks_tag(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 int xfs_icache_free_eofblocks(struct xfs_mount *, struct xfs_eofblocks *);
-int xfs_inode_free_quota_eofblocks(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 void xfs_eofblocks_worker(struct work_struct *);
 void xfs_queue_eofblocks(struct xfs_mount *);
 
 void xfs_inode_set_cowblocks_tag(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 void xfs_inode_clear_cowblocks_tag(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 int xfs_icache_free_cowblocks(struct xfs_mount *, struct xfs_eofblocks *);
-int xfs_inode_free_quota_cowblocks(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 void xfs_cowblocks_worker(struct work_struct *);
 void xfs_queue_cowblocks(struct xfs_mount *);
 
