diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_exchmaps.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_exchmaps.c
index f199629adbf0..f58240466b1c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_exchmaps.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_exchmaps.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "xfs_attr.h"
 #include "xfs_dir2_priv.h"
 #include "xfs_dir2.h"
+#include "xfs_symlink_remote.h"
 
 struct kmem_cache	*xfs_exchmaps_intent_cache;
 
@@ -433,6 +434,49 @@ xfs_exchmaps_dir_to_sf(
 	return xfs_dir2_block_to_sf(&args, bp, size, &sfh);
 }
 
+/* Convert inode2's remote symlink target back to shortform, if possible. */
+STATIC int
+xfs_exchmaps_link_to_sf(
+	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
+	struct xfs_exchmaps_intent	*xmi)
+{
+	struct xfs_inode		*ip = xmi->xmi_ip2;
+	struct xfs_ifork		*ifp = xfs_ifork_ptr(ip, XFS_DATA_FORK);
+	char				*buf;
+	int				error;
+
+	if (ifp->if_format == XFS_DINODE_FMT_LOCAL ||
+	    ip->i_disk_size > xfs_inode_data_fork_size(ip))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Read the current symlink target into a buffer. */
+	buf = kmalloc(ip->i_disk_size + 1,
+			GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOLOCKDEP | __GFP_NOFAIL);
+	if (!buf) {
+		ASSERT(0);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	error = xfs_symlink_remote_read(ip, buf);
+	if (error)
+		goto free;
+
+	/* Remove the blocks. */
+	error = xfs_symlink_remote_truncate(tp, ip);
+	if (error)
+		goto free;
+
+	/* Convert fork to local format and log our changes. */
+	xfs_idestroy_fork(ifp);
+	ifp->if_bytes = 0;
+	ifp->if_format = XFS_DINODE_FMT_LOCAL;
+	xfs_init_local_fork(ip, XFS_DATA_FORK, buf, ip->i_disk_size);
+	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_DDATA | XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+free:
+	kfree(buf);
+	return error;
+}
+
 /* Clear the reflink flag after an exchange. */
 static inline void
 xfs_exchmaps_clear_reflink(
@@ -458,6 +502,8 @@ xfs_exchmaps_do_postop_work(
 			error = xfs_exchmaps_attr_to_sf(tp, xmi);
 		else if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(xmi->xmi_ip2)->i_mode))
 			error = xfs_exchmaps_dir_to_sf(tp, xmi);
+		else if (S_ISLNK(VFS_I(xmi->xmi_ip2)->i_mode))
+			error = xfs_exchmaps_link_to_sf(tp, xmi);
 		xmi->xmi_flags &= ~__XFS_EXCHMAPS_INO2_SHORTFORM;
 		if (error)
 			return error;
@@ -922,7 +968,8 @@ xfs_exchmaps_init_intent(
 			xmi->xmi_flags |= XFS_EXCHMAPS_CLEAR_INO2_REFLINK;
 	}
 
-	if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(xmi->xmi_ip2)->i_mode))
+	if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(xmi->xmi_ip2)->i_mode) ||
+	    S_ISLNK(VFS_I(xmi->xmi_ip2)->i_mode))
 		xmi->xmi_flags |= __XFS_EXCHMAPS_INO2_SHORTFORM;
 
 	return xmi;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_symlink_remote.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_symlink_remote.c
index ffb1317a9212..8f0d5c584f46 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_symlink_remote.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_symlink_remote.c
@@ -380,3 +380,50 @@ xfs_symlink_write_target(
 	ASSERT(pathlen == 0);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/* Remove all the blocks from a symlink and invalidate buffers. */
+int
+xfs_symlink_remote_truncate(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip)
+{
+	struct xfs_bmbt_irec	mval[XFS_SYMLINK_MAPS];
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = tp->t_mountp;
+	struct xfs_buf		*bp;
+	int			nmaps = XFS_SYMLINK_MAPS;
+	int			done = 0;
+	int			i;
+	int			error;
+
+	/* Read mappings and invalidate buffers. */
+	error = xfs_bmapi_read(ip, 0, XFS_MAX_FILEOFF, mval, &nmaps, 0);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nmaps; i++) {
+		if (!xfs_bmap_is_real_extent(&mval[i]))
+			break;
+
+		error = xfs_trans_get_buf(tp, mp->m_ddev_targp,
+				XFS_FSB_TO_DADDR(mp, mval[i].br_startblock),
+				XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, mval[i].br_blockcount), 0,
+				&bp);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+
+		xfs_trans_binval(tp, bp);
+	}
+
+	/* Unmap the remote blocks. */
+	error = xfs_bunmapi(tp, ip, 0, XFS_MAX_FILEOFF, 0, nmaps, &done);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	if (!done) {
+		ASSERT(done);
+		xfs_inode_mark_sick(ip, XFS_SICK_INO_SYMLINK);
+		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
+	}
+
+	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_symlink_remote.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_symlink_remote.h
index a63bd38ae4fa..ac3dac8f617e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_symlink_remote.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_symlink_remote.h
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ int xfs_symlink_remote_read(struct xfs_inode *ip, char *link);
 int xfs_symlink_write_target(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip,
 		const char *target_path, int pathlen, xfs_fsblock_t fs_blocks,
 		uint resblks);
+int xfs_symlink_remote_truncate(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip);
 
 #endif /* __XFS_SYMLINK_REMOTE_H */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
index 3e376d24c7c1..3daeebff4bb4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
@@ -250,19 +250,12 @@ xfs_symlink(
  */
 STATIC int
 xfs_inactive_symlink_rmt(
-	struct xfs_inode *ip)
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip)
 {
-	struct xfs_buf	*bp;
-	int		done;
-	int		error;
-	int		i;
-	xfs_mount_t	*mp;
-	xfs_bmbt_irec_t	mval[XFS_SYMLINK_MAPS];
-	int		nmaps;
-	int		size;
-	xfs_trans_t	*tp;
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
+	int			error;
 
-	mp = ip->i_mount;
 	ASSERT(!xfs_need_iread_extents(&ip->i_df));
 	/*
 	 * We're freeing a symlink that has some
@@ -286,44 +279,14 @@ xfs_inactive_symlink_rmt(
 	 * locked for the second transaction.  In the error paths we need it
 	 * held so the cancel won't rele it, see below.
 	 */
-	size = (int)ip->i_disk_size;
 	ip->i_disk_size = 0;
 	VFS_I(ip)->i_mode = (VFS_I(ip)->i_mode & ~S_IFMT) | S_IFREG;
 	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
-	/*
-	 * Find the block(s) so we can inval and unmap them.
-	 */
-	done = 0;
-	nmaps = ARRAY_SIZE(mval);
-	error = xfs_bmapi_read(ip, 0, xfs_symlink_blocks(mp, size),
-				mval, &nmaps, 0);
-	if (error)
-		goto error_trans_cancel;
-	/*
-	 * Invalidate the block(s). No validation is done.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < nmaps; i++) {
-		error = xfs_trans_get_buf(tp, mp->m_ddev_targp,
-				XFS_FSB_TO_DADDR(mp, mval[i].br_startblock),
-				XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, mval[i].br_blockcount), 0,
-				&bp);
-		if (error)
-			goto error_trans_cancel;
-		xfs_trans_binval(tp, bp);
-	}
-	/*
-	 * Unmap the dead block(s) to the dfops.
-	 */
-	error = xfs_bunmapi(tp, ip, 0, size, 0, nmaps, &done);
+
+	error = xfs_symlink_remote_truncate(tp, ip);
 	if (error)
 		goto error_trans_cancel;
-	ASSERT(done);
 
-	/*
-	 * Commit the transaction. This first logs the EFI and the inode, then
-	 * rolls and commits the transaction that frees the extents.
-	 */
-	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
 	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
 	if (error) {
 		ASSERT(xfs_is_shutdown(mp));
