diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
index be51e7068dcd..e05dc0bc4a8f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -474,12 +474,8 @@ xfs_attr_set(
 	}
 
 	if (args->value) {
-		unsigned int	quota_flags = XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS;
-
-		if (rsvd)
-			quota_flags |= XFS_QMOPT_FORCE_RES;
 		error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(args->trans, dp,
-				args->total, 0, quota_flags);
+				args->total, 0, rsvd);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_trans_cancel;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index 94d582a9587d..6e6734398f0d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -1085,9 +1085,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_attrfork(
 		return error;
 
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-	error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, blks, 0, rsvd ?
-			XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS | XFS_QMOPT_FORCE_RES :
-			XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS);
+	error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, blks, 0, rsvd);
 	if (error)
 		goto trans_cancel;
 	if (XFS_IFORK_Q(ip))
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
index ae2d98af693c..ef8f7055af77 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
@@ -727,11 +727,10 @@ xfs_alloc_file_space(
 	xfs_fileoff_t		startoffset_fsb;
 	xfs_fileoff_t		endoffset_fsb;
 	int			nimaps;
-	int			quota_flag;
 	int			rt;
 	xfs_trans_t		*tp;
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t		imaps[1], *imapp;
-	uint			qblocks, resblks, resrtextents;
+	uint			resblks, resrtextents;
 	int			error;
 
 	trace_xfs_alloc_file_space(ip);
@@ -761,6 +760,7 @@ xfs_alloc_file_space(
 	 */
 	while (allocatesize_fsb && !error) {
 		xfs_fileoff_t	s, e;
+		unsigned int	dblocks, rblocks;
 
 		/*
 		 * Determine space reservations for data/realtime.
@@ -790,20 +790,19 @@ xfs_alloc_file_space(
 		 */
 		resblks = min_t(xfs_fileoff_t, (e - s), (MAXEXTLEN * nimaps));
 		if (unlikely(rt)) {
-			resrtextents = qblocks = resblks;
+			resrtextents = resblks;
 			resrtextents /= mp->m_sb.sb_rextsize;
-			resblks = XFS_DIOSTRAT_SPACE_RES(mp, 0);
-			quota_flag = XFS_QMOPT_RES_RTBLKS;
+			dblocks = XFS_DIOSTRAT_SPACE_RES(mp, 0);
+			rblocks = resblks;
 		} else {
-			resrtextents = 0;
-			resblks = qblocks = XFS_DIOSTRAT_SPACE_RES(mp, resblks);
-			quota_flag = XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS;
+			dblocks = XFS_DIOSTRAT_SPACE_RES(mp, resblks);
+			rblocks = 0;
 		}
 
 		/*
 		 * Allocate and setup the transaction.
 		 */
-		error = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, &M_RES(mp)->tr_write, resblks,
+		error = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, &M_RES(mp)->tr_write, dblocks,
 				resrtextents, 0, &tp);
 
 		/*
@@ -817,8 +816,8 @@ xfs_alloc_file_space(
 			break;
 		}
 		xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-		error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, qblocks,
-						      0, quota_flag);
+		error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, dblocks, rblocks,
+				false);
 		if (error)
 			goto error;
 
@@ -881,8 +880,7 @@ xfs_unmap_extent(
 	}
 
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-	error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, resblks, 0,
-			XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS);
+	error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, resblks, 0, false);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_trans_cancel;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
index 6dfb8d19b540..ef29d44c656a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
@@ -194,25 +194,25 @@ xfs_iomap_write_direct(
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
 	xfs_filblks_t		resaligned;
 	int			nimaps;
-	int			quota_flag;
-	uint			qblocks, resblks;
+	unsigned int		dblocks, rblocks;
 	unsigned int		resrtextents = 0;
 	int			error;
 	int			bmapi_flags = XFS_BMAPI_PREALLOC;
-	uint			tflags = 0;
+	int			tflags = 0;
+	bool			force = false;
 
 	ASSERT(count_fsb > 0);
 
 	resaligned = xfs_aligned_fsb_count(offset_fsb, count_fsb,
 					   xfs_get_extsz_hint(ip));
 	if (unlikely(XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE(ip))) {
-		resrtextents = qblocks = resaligned;
+		resrtextents = resaligned;
 		resrtextents /= mp->m_sb.sb_rextsize;
-		resblks = XFS_DIOSTRAT_SPACE_RES(mp, 0);
-		quota_flag = XFS_QMOPT_RES_RTBLKS;
+		dblocks = XFS_DIOSTRAT_SPACE_RES(mp, 0);
+		rblocks = resaligned;
 	} else {
-		resblks = qblocks = XFS_DIOSTRAT_SPACE_RES(mp, resaligned);
-		quota_flag = XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS;
+		dblocks = XFS_DIOSTRAT_SPACE_RES(mp, resaligned);
+		rblocks = 0;
 	}
 
 	error = xfs_qm_dqattach(ip);
@@ -235,18 +235,19 @@ xfs_iomap_write_direct(
 	if (IS_DAX(VFS_I(ip))) {
 		bmapi_flags = XFS_BMAPI_CONVERT | XFS_BMAPI_ZERO;
 		if (imap->br_state == XFS_EXT_UNWRITTEN) {
+			force = true;
 			tflags |= XFS_TRANS_RESERVE;
-			resblks = qblocks = XFS_DIOSTRAT_SPACE_RES(mp, 0) << 1;
+			dblocks = XFS_DIOSTRAT_SPACE_RES(mp, 0) << 1;
 		}
 	}
-	error = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, &M_RES(mp)->tr_write, resblks, resrtextents,
+	error = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, &M_RES(mp)->tr_write, dblocks, resrtextents,
 			tflags, &tp);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 
-	error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, qblocks, 0, quota_flag);
+	error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, dblocks, rblocks, force);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_trans_cancel;
 
@@ -559,8 +560,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_unwritten(
 		xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, 0);
 
-		error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, resblks, 0,
-				XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS | XFS_QMOPT_FORCE_RES);
+		error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, resblks, 0, true);
 		if (error)
 			goto error_on_bmapi_transaction;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_quota.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_quota.h
index 03235c184aab..6ddc4b358ede 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_quota.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_quota.h
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ extern void xfs_trans_mod_dquot_byino(struct xfs_trans *, struct xfs_inode *,
 		uint, int64_t);
 extern void xfs_trans_apply_dquot_deltas(struct xfs_trans *);
 extern void xfs_trans_unreserve_and_mod_dquots(struct xfs_trans *);
-extern int xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(struct xfs_trans *,
-		struct xfs_inode *, int64_t, long, uint);
+int xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip,
+		int64_t dblocks, int64_t rblocks, bool force);
 extern int xfs_trans_reserve_quota_bydquots(struct xfs_trans *,
 		struct xfs_mount *, struct xfs_dquot *,
 		struct xfs_dquot *, struct xfs_dquot *, int64_t, long, uint);
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ extern void xfs_qm_unmount_quotas(struct xfs_mount *);
 static inline int
 xfs_quota_reserve_blkres(struct xfs_inode *ip, int64_t blocks)
 {
-	return xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(NULL, ip, blocks, 0,
-			XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS);
+	return xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(NULL, ip, blocks, 0, false);
 }
 #else
 static inline int
@@ -134,7 +133,8 @@ xfs_qm_vop_dqalloc(struct xfs_inode *ip, kuid_t kuid, kgid_t kgid,
 #define xfs_trans_apply_dquot_deltas(tp)
 #define xfs_trans_unreserve_and_mod_dquots(tp)
 static inline int xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(struct xfs_trans *tp,
-		struct xfs_inode *ip, int64_t nblks, long ninos, uint flags)
+		struct xfs_inode *ip, int64_t dblocks, int64_t rblocks,
+		bool force)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
index 15435229bc1f..0778b5810c26 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
@@ -398,8 +398,7 @@ xfs_reflink_allocate_cow(
 		goto convert;
 	}
 
-	error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, resblks, 0,
-			XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS);
+	error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, resblks, 0, false);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_trans_cancel;
 
@@ -1090,8 +1089,7 @@ xfs_reflink_remap_extent(
 	if (!smap_real && dmap_written)
 		qres += dmap->br_blockcount;
 	if (qres > 0) {
-		error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, qres, 0,
-				XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS);
+		error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, qres, 0, false);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_cancel;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
index 22aa875b84f7..a1a72b7900c5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
@@ -780,28 +780,42 @@ int
 xfs_trans_reserve_quota_nblks(
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
-	int64_t			nblks,
-	long			ninos,
-	uint			flags)
+	int64_t			dblocks,
+	int64_t			rblocks,
+	bool			force)
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
+	unsigned int		qflags = 0;
+	int			error;
 
 	if (!XFS_IS_QUOTA_RUNNING(mp) || !XFS_IS_QUOTA_ON(mp))
 		return 0;
 
 	ASSERT(!xfs_is_quota_inode(&mp->m_sb, ip->i_ino));
-
 	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL));
-	ASSERT((flags & ~(XFS_QMOPT_FORCE_RES)) == XFS_TRANS_DQ_RES_RTBLKS ||
-	       (flags & ~(XFS_QMOPT_FORCE_RES)) == XFS_TRANS_DQ_RES_BLKS);
-
-	/*
-	 * Reserve nblks against these dquots, with trans as the mediator.
-	 */
-	return xfs_trans_reserve_quota_bydquots(tp, mp,
-						ip->i_udquot, ip->i_gdquot,
-						ip->i_pdquot,
-						nblks, ninos, flags);
+
+	if (force)
+		qflags |= XFS_QMOPT_FORCE_RES;
+
+	/* Reserve data device quota against the inode's dquots. */
+	error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_bydquots(tp, mp, ip->i_udquot,
+			ip->i_gdquot, ip->i_pdquot, dblocks, 0,
+			XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS | qflags);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	/* Do the same but for realtime blocks. */
+	error = xfs_trans_reserve_quota_bydquots(tp, mp, ip->i_udquot,
+			ip->i_gdquot, ip->i_pdquot, rblocks, 0,
+			XFS_QMOPT_RES_RTBLKS | qflags);
+	if (error) {
+		xfs_trans_reserve_quota_bydquots(tp, mp, ip->i_udquot,
+				ip->i_gdquot, ip->i_pdquot, -dblocks, 0,
+				XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS);
+		return error;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Change the quota reservations for an inode creation activity. */
