diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc_btree.c
index 6746fd735550..c644b11132f6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc_btree.c
@@ -477,12 +477,7 @@ xfs_allocbt_init_common(
 
 	ASSERT(btnum == XFS_BTNUM_BNO || btnum == XFS_BTNUM_CNT);
 
-	cur = kmem_cache_zalloc(xfs_btree_cur_zone, GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
-
-	cur->bc_tp = tp;
-	cur->bc_mp = mp;
-	cur->bc_btnum = btnum;
-	cur->bc_blocklog = mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog;
+	cur = xfs_btree_alloc_cursor(mp, tp, btnum);
 	cur->bc_ag.abt.active = false;
 
 	if (btnum == XFS_BTNUM_CNT) {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
index 72444b8b38a6..a06987e36db5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
@@ -552,13 +552,8 @@ xfs_bmbt_init_cursor(
 	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur;
 	ASSERT(whichfork != XFS_COW_FORK);
 
-	cur = kmem_cache_zalloc(xfs_btree_cur_zone, GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
-
-	cur->bc_tp = tp;
-	cur->bc_mp = mp;
+	cur = xfs_btree_alloc_cursor(mp, tp, XFS_BTNUM_BMAP);
 	cur->bc_nlevels = be16_to_cpu(ifp->if_broot->bb_level) + 1;
-	cur->bc_btnum = XFS_BTNUM_BMAP;
-	cur->bc_blocklog = mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog;
 	cur->bc_statoff = XFS_STATS_CALC_INDEX(xs_bmbt_2);
 
 	cur->bc_ops = &xfs_bmbt_ops;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
index 25dfab81025f..36df4b9da2ee 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
@@ -4930,3 +4930,21 @@ xfs_btree_has_more_records(
 	else
 		return block->bb_u.s.bb_rightsib != cpu_to_be32(NULLAGBLOCK);
 }
+
+/* Allocate a new btree cursor of the appropriate size. */
+struct xfs_btree_cur *
+xfs_btree_alloc_cursor(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	xfs_btnum_t		btnum)
+{
+	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur;
+
+	cur = kmem_cache_zalloc(xfs_btree_cur_zone, GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
+	cur->bc_tp = tp;
+	cur->bc_mp = mp;
+	cur->bc_btnum = btnum;
+	cur->bc_blocklog = mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog;
+
+	return cur;
+}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
index 977e5d8253ec..328dd9c50c59 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
@@ -573,5 +573,7 @@ void xfs_btree_copy_ptrs(struct xfs_btree_cur *cur,
 void xfs_btree_copy_keys(struct xfs_btree_cur *cur,
 		union xfs_btree_key *dst_key,
 		const union xfs_btree_key *src_key, int numkeys);
+struct xfs_btree_cur *xfs_btree_alloc_cursor(struct xfs_mount *mp,
+		struct xfs_trans *tp, xfs_btnum_t btnum);
 
 #endif	/* __XFS_BTREE_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc_btree.c
index 27190840c5d8..c8fea6a464d5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc_btree.c
@@ -432,10 +432,7 @@ xfs_inobt_init_common(
 {
 	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur;
 
-	cur = kmem_cache_zalloc(xfs_btree_cur_zone, GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
-	cur->bc_tp = tp;
-	cur->bc_mp = mp;
-	cur->bc_btnum = btnum;
+	cur = xfs_btree_alloc_cursor(mp, tp, btnum);
 	if (btnum == XFS_BTNUM_INO) {
 		cur->bc_statoff = XFS_STATS_CALC_INDEX(xs_ibt_2);
 		cur->bc_ops = &xfs_inobt_ops;
@@ -444,8 +441,6 @@ xfs_inobt_init_common(
 		cur->bc_ops = &xfs_finobt_ops;
 	}
 
-	cur->bc_blocklog = mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog;
-
 	if (xfs_has_crc(mp))
 		cur->bc_flags |= XFS_BTREE_CRC_BLOCKS;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.c
index 1ef9b99962ab..48c45e31d897 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.c
@@ -322,11 +322,7 @@ xfs_refcountbt_init_common(
 
 	ASSERT(pag->pag_agno < mp->m_sb.sb_agcount);
 
-	cur = kmem_cache_zalloc(xfs_btree_cur_zone, GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
-	cur->bc_tp = tp;
-	cur->bc_mp = mp;
-	cur->bc_btnum = XFS_BTNUM_REFC;
-	cur->bc_blocklog = mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog;
+	cur = xfs_btree_alloc_cursor(mp, tp, XFS_BTNUM_REFC);
 	cur->bc_statoff = XFS_STATS_CALC_INDEX(xs_refcbt_2);
 
 	cur->bc_flags |= XFS_BTREE_CRC_BLOCKS;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rmap_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rmap_btree.c
index b7dbbfb3aeed..f3c4d0965cc9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rmap_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rmap_btree.c
@@ -451,13 +451,9 @@ xfs_rmapbt_init_common(
 {
 	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur;
 
-	cur = kmem_cache_zalloc(xfs_btree_cur_zone, GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
-	cur->bc_tp = tp;
-	cur->bc_mp = mp;
 	/* Overlapping btree; 2 keys per pointer. */
-	cur->bc_btnum = XFS_BTNUM_RMAP;
+	cur = xfs_btree_alloc_cursor(mp, tp, XFS_BTNUM_RMAP);
 	cur->bc_flags = XFS_BTREE_CRC_BLOCKS | XFS_BTREE_OVERLAPPING;
-	cur->bc_blocklog = mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog;
 	cur->bc_statoff = XFS_STATS_CALC_INDEX(xs_rmap_2);
 	cur->bc_ops = &xfs_rmapbt_ops;
 
