diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_util.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_util.c
index 12f3ad09795f..52a12a665ca2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_util.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "xfs_health.h"
 #include "xfs_error.h"
 #include "xfs_trace.h"
+#include "xfs_inode_item.h"
 
 uint16_t
 xfs_flags2diflags(
@@ -950,3 +951,67 @@ xfs_bumplink(
 	inc_nlink(VFS_I(ip));
 	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Free any local-format buffers sitting around before we reset to
+ * extents format.
+ */
+static inline void
+xfs_ifree_local_data(
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
+	int			whichfork)
+{
+	struct xfs_ifork	*ifp;
+
+	if (XFS_IFORK_FORMAT(ip, whichfork) != XFS_DINODE_FMT_LOCAL)
+		return;
+
+	ifp = XFS_IFORK_PTR(ip, whichfork);
+	xfs_idata_realloc(ip, -ifp->if_bytes, whichfork);
+}
+
+/* Mark an inode free on disk. */
+int
+xfs_dir_ifree(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
+	struct xfs_icluster	*xic)
+{
+	int			error;
+
+	/*
+	 * Pull the on-disk inode from the AGI unlinked list.
+	 */
+	error = xfs_iunlink_remove(tp, ip);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	error = xfs_difree(tp, ip->i_ino, xic);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	xfs_ifree_local_data(ip, XFS_DATA_FORK);
+	xfs_ifree_local_data(ip, XFS_ATTR_FORK);
+
+	VFS_I(ip)->i_mode = 0;		/* mark incore inode as free */
+	ip->i_d.di_flags = 0;
+	ip->i_d.di_flags2 = 0;
+	if (xfs_sb_version_hasbigtime(&ip->i_mount->m_sb))
+		ip->i_d.di_flags2 |= XFS_DIFLAG2_BIGTIME;
+	ip->i_d.di_dmevmask = 0;
+	ip->i_d.di_forkoff = 0;		/* mark the attr fork not in use */
+	ip->i_d.di_format = XFS_DINODE_FMT_EXTENTS;
+	ip->i_d.di_aformat = XFS_DINODE_FMT_EXTENTS;
+
+	/* Don't attempt to replay owner changes for a deleted inode */
+	ip->i_itemp->ili_fields &= ~(XFS_ILOG_AOWNER | XFS_ILOG_DOWNER);
+
+	/*
+	 * Bump the generation count so no one will be confused
+	 * by reincarnations of this inode.
+	 */
+	VFS_I(ip)->i_generation++;
+	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_util.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_util.h
index d716bffb06ed..45e6a0edd3f1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_util.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_util.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #ifndef	__XFS_INODE_UTIL_H__
 #define	__XFS_INODE_UTIL_H__
 
+struct xfs_icluster;
+
 uint16_t	xfs_flags2diflags(struct xfs_inode *ip, unsigned int xflags);
 uint64_t	xfs_flags2diflags2(struct xfs_inode *ip, unsigned int xflags);
 uint32_t	xfs_dic2xflags(uint16_t di_flags, uint64_t di_flags2,
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ int xfs_iunlink(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip);
 int xfs_iunlink_remove(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip);
 int xfs_droplink(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip);
 void xfs_bumplink(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip);
+int xfs_dir_ifree(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip,
+		  struct xfs_icluster *xic);
 
 /* The libxfs client must provide these iunlink helper functions. */
 int xfs_iunlink_init(struct xfs_perag *pag);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 80aa21149bd9..99795618974b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -2020,24 +2020,6 @@ xfs_ifree_cluster(
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Free any local-format buffers sitting around before we reset to
- * extents format.
- */
-static inline void
-xfs_ifree_local_data(
-	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
-	int			whichfork)
-{
-	struct xfs_ifork	*ifp;
-
-	if (XFS_IFORK_FORMAT(ip, whichfork) != XFS_DINODE_FMT_LOCAL)
-		return;
-
-	ifp = XFS_IFORK_PTR(ip, whichfork);
-	xfs_idata_realloc(ip, -ifp->if_bytes, whichfork);
-}
-
 /*
  * This is called to return an inode to the inode free list.
  * The inode should already be truncated to 0 length and have
@@ -2063,40 +2045,10 @@ xfs_ifree(
 	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_size == 0 || !S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode));
 	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_nblocks == 0);
 
-	/*
-	 * Pull the on-disk inode from the AGI unlinked list.
-	 */
-	error = xfs_iunlink_remove(tp, ip);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
-	error = xfs_difree(tp, ip->i_ino, &xic);
+	error = xfs_dir_ifree(tp, ip, &xic);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	xfs_ifree_local_data(ip, XFS_DATA_FORK);
-	xfs_ifree_local_data(ip, XFS_ATTR_FORK);
-
-	VFS_I(ip)->i_mode = 0;		/* mark incore inode as free */
-	ip->i_d.di_flags = 0;
-	ip->i_d.di_flags2 = 0;
-	if (xfs_sb_version_hasbigtime(&ip->i_mount->m_sb))
-		ip->i_d.di_flags2 |= XFS_DIFLAG2_BIGTIME;
-	ip->i_d.di_dmevmask = 0;
-	ip->i_d.di_forkoff = 0;		/* mark the attr fork not in use */
-	ip->i_d.di_format = XFS_DINODE_FMT_EXTENTS;
-	ip->i_d.di_aformat = XFS_DINODE_FMT_EXTENTS;
-
-	/* Don't attempt to replay owner changes for a deleted inode */
-	ip->i_itemp->ili_fields &= ~(XFS_ILOG_AOWNER|XFS_ILOG_DOWNER);
-
-	/*
-	 * Bump the generation count so no one will be confused
-	 * by reincarnations of this inode.
-	 */
-	VFS_I(ip)->i_generation++;
-	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
-
 	if (xic.deleted)
 		error = xfs_ifree_cluster(ip, tp, &xic);
 
