diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index 1ad8606c1dd9..55fe8cda3d98 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -5416,12 +5416,9 @@ __xfs_bunmapi(
 
 	if (isrt) {
 		/*
-		 * Synchronize by locking the bitmap inode.
+		 * Synchronize by locking the realtime bitmap.
 		 */
-		xfs_ilock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL|XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP);
-		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-		xfs_ilock(mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL|XFS_ILOCK_RTSUM);
-		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+		xfs_rtbitmap_lock(tp, mp);
 	}
 
 	extno = 0;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rtbitmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rtbitmap.c
index b74261abd238..46095acec709 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rtbitmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rtbitmap.c
@@ -1251,3 +1251,60 @@ xfs_rtsummary_wordcount(
 	blocks = xfs_rtsummary_blockcount(mp, rsumlevels, rbmblocks);
 	return XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, blocks) >> XFS_WORDLOG;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Lock both realtime free space metadata inodes for a freespace update.  If a
+ * transaction is given, the inodes will be joined to the transaction and the
+ * ILOCKs will be released on transaction commit.
+ */
+void
+xfs_rtbitmap_lock(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
+{
+	xfs_ilock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL | XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP);
+	if (tp)
+		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+
+	xfs_ilock(mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL | XFS_ILOCK_RTSUM);
+	if (tp)
+		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+}
+
+/* Unlock both realtime free space metadata inodes after a freespace update. */
+void
+xfs_rtbitmap_unlock(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
+{
+	xfs_iunlock(mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL | XFS_ILOCK_RTSUM);
+	xfs_iunlock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL | XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Lock the realtime free space metadata inodes for a freespace scan.  Callers
+ * must walk metadata blocks in order of increasing file offset.
+ */
+void
+xfs_rtbitmap_lock_shared(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	unsigned int		rbmlock_flags)
+{
+	if (rbmlock_flags & XFS_RBMLOCK_BITMAP)
+		xfs_ilock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED | XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP);
+
+	if (rbmlock_flags & XFS_RBMLOCK_SUMMARY)
+		xfs_ilock(mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED | XFS_ILOCK_RTSUM);
+}
+
+/* Unlock the realtime free space metadata inodes after a freespace scan. */
+void
+xfs_rtbitmap_unlock_shared(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	unsigned int		rbmlock_flags)
+{
+	if (rbmlock_flags & XFS_RBMLOCK_SUMMARY)
+		xfs_iunlock(mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED | XFS_ILOCK_RTSUM);
+
+	if (rbmlock_flags & XFS_RBMLOCK_BITMAP)
+		xfs_iunlock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED | XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP);
+}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rtbitmap.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rtbitmap.h
index 749c8e3ec4cb..f6a2a48973ab 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rtbitmap.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rtbitmap.h
@@ -279,6 +279,19 @@ xfs_suminfo_t xfs_suminfo_get(struct xfs_mount *mp,
 		union xfs_suminfo_ondisk *infoptr);
 void xfs_suminfo_add(struct xfs_mount *mp, union xfs_suminfo_ondisk *infoptr,
 		int delta);
+
+void xfs_rtbitmap_lock(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_mount *mp);
+void xfs_rtbitmap_unlock(struct xfs_mount *mp);
+
+/* Lock the rt bitmap inode in shared mode */
+#define XFS_RBMLOCK_BITMAP	(1U << 0)
+/* Lock the rt summary inode in shared mode */
+#define XFS_RBMLOCK_SUMMARY	(1U << 1)
+
+void xfs_rtbitmap_lock_shared(struct xfs_mount *mp,
+		unsigned int rbmlock_flags);
+void xfs_rtbitmap_unlock_shared(struct xfs_mount *mp,
+		unsigned int rbmlock_flags);
 #else /* CONFIG_XFS_RT */
 # define xfs_rtfree_extent(t,b,l)			(-ENOSYS)
 # define xfs_rtfree_blocks(t,rb,rl)			(-ENOSYS)
@@ -295,6 +308,10 @@ xfs_rtbitmap_blockcount(struct xfs_mount *mp, xfs_rtbxlen_t rtextents)
 # define xfs_rtbitmap_wordcount(mp, r)			(0)
 # define xfs_rtsummary_blockcount(mp, l, b)		(0)
 # define xfs_rtsummary_wordcount(mp, l, b)		(0)
+# define xfs_rtbitmap_lock(tp, mp)		do { } while (0)
+# define xfs_rtbitmap_unlock(mp)		do { } while (0)
+# define xfs_rtbitmap_lock_shared(mp, lf)	do { } while (0)
+# define xfs_rtbitmap_unlock_shared(mp, lf)	do { } while (0)
 #endif /* CONFIG_XFS_RT */
 
 #endif /* __XFS_RTBITMAP_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/common.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/common.c
index 4de13f8f4277..dadbe32916de 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/common.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/common.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "xfs_error.h"
 #include "xfs_quota.h"
 #include "xfs_swapext.h"
+#include "xfs_rtbitmap.h"
 #include "scrub/scrub.h"
 #include "scrub/common.h"
 #include "scrub/trace.h"
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/fscounters.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/fscounters.c
index 680b2e1d2940..043fb5777290 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/fscounters.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/fscounters.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ xchk_fscount_count_frextents(
 	if (!xfs_has_realtime(mp))
 		return 0;
 
-	xfs_ilock(sc->mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED | XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP);
+	xfs_rtbitmap_lock_shared(sc->mp, XFS_RBMLOCK_BITMAP);
 	error = xfs_rtalloc_query_all(sc->mp, sc->tp,
 			xchk_fscount_add_frextent, fsc);
 	if (error) {
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ xchk_fscount_count_frextents(
 	}
 
 out_unlock:
-	xfs_iunlock(sc->mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED | XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP);
+	xfs_rtbitmap_unlock_shared(sc->mp, XFS_RBMLOCK_BITMAP);
 	return error;
 }
 #else
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
index 1bfdd31723f5..447c057c9331 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
@@ -131,10 +131,7 @@ xfs_bmap_rtalloc(
 	 * Lock out modifications to both the RT bitmap and summary inodes
 	 */
 	if (!rtlocked) {
-		xfs_ilock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL|XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP);
-		xfs_trans_ijoin(ap->tp, mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-		xfs_ilock(mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL|XFS_ILOCK_RTSUM);
-		xfs_trans_ijoin(ap->tp, mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+		xfs_rtbitmap_lock(ap->tp, mp);
 		rtlocked = true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsmap.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsmap.c
index 8d0a6f480d2a..71053f840ea4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsmap.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ xfs_getfsmap_rtdev_rtbitmap_query(
 	unsigned int			mod;
 	int				error;
 
-	xfs_ilock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED | XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP);
+	xfs_rtbitmap_lock_shared(mp, XFS_RBMLOCK_BITMAP);
 
 	/*
 	 * Set up query parameters to return free rtextents covering the range
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ xfs_getfsmap_rtdev_rtbitmap_query(
 	if (error)
 		goto err;
 err:
-	xfs_iunlock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED | XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP);
+	xfs_rtbitmap_unlock_shared(mp, XFS_RBMLOCK_BITMAP);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
index 674ca3dab72e..11bea1c60eda 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
@@ -1081,10 +1081,10 @@ xfs_growfs_rt(
 		if (error)
 			break;
 		/*
-		 * Lock out other callers by grabbing the bitmap inode lock.
+		 * Lock out other callers by grabbing the bitmap and summary
+		 * inode locks and joining them to the transaction.
 		 */
-		xfs_ilock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL | XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP);
-		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+		xfs_rtbitmap_lock(tp, mp);
 		/*
 		 * Update the bitmap inode's size ondisk and incore.  We need
 		 * to update the incore size so that inode inactivation won't
@@ -1094,11 +1094,6 @@ xfs_growfs_rt(
 			nsbp->sb_rbmblocks * nsbp->sb_blocksize;
 		i_size_write(VFS_I(mp->m_rbmip), mp->m_rbmip->i_disk_size);
 		xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
-		/*
-		 * Get the summary inode into the transaction.
-		 */
-		xfs_ilock(mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL | XFS_ILOCK_RTSUM);
-		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 		/*
 		 * Update the summary inode's size.  We need to update the
 		 * incore size so that inode inactivation won't punch what it
@@ -1338,10 +1333,10 @@ xfs_rtalloc_reinit_frextents(
 	uint64_t		val = 0;
 	int			error;
 
-	xfs_ilock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED | XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP);
+	xfs_rtbitmap_lock_shared(mp, XFS_RBMLOCK_BITMAP);
 	error = xfs_rtalloc_query_all(mp, NULL, xfs_rtalloc_count_frextent,
 			&val);
-	xfs_iunlock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED | XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP);
+	xfs_rtbitmap_unlock_shared(mp, XFS_RBMLOCK_BITMAP);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
