diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_ag.c b/libxfs/xfs_ag.c
index 47522d0fc..ed9ac7f58 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_ag.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_ag.c
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ xfs_ag_shrink_space(
 			goto resv_err;
 
 		err2 = xfs_free_extent_later(*tpp, args.fsbno, delta, NULL,
-				XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, true);
+				XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, XFS_FREE_EXTENT_SKIP_DISCARD);
 		if (err2)
 			goto resv_err;
 
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c b/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c
index 48fdffd46..6f792d280 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c
@@ -2558,7 +2558,7 @@ xfs_defer_extent_free(
 	xfs_filblks_t			len,
 	const struct xfs_owner_info	*oinfo,
 	enum xfs_ag_resv_type		type,
-	bool				skip_discard,
+	unsigned int			free_flags,
 	struct xfs_defer_pending	**dfpp)
 {
 	struct xfs_extent_free_item	*xefi;
@@ -2578,6 +2578,7 @@ xfs_defer_extent_free(
 	ASSERT(len < mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks);
 	ASSERT(agbno + len <= mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks);
 #endif
+	ASSERT(!(free_flags & ~XFS_FREE_EXTENT_ALL_FLAGS));
 	ASSERT(xfs_extfree_item_cache != NULL);
 	ASSERT(type != XFS_AG_RESV_AGFL);
 
@@ -2589,7 +2590,7 @@ xfs_defer_extent_free(
 	xefi->xefi_startblock = bno;
 	xefi->xefi_blockcount = (xfs_extlen_t)len;
 	xefi->xefi_agresv = type;
-	if (skip_discard)
+	if (free_flags & XFS_FREE_EXTENT_SKIP_DISCARD)
 		xefi->xefi_flags |= XFS_EFI_SKIP_DISCARD;
 	if (oinfo) {
 		ASSERT(oinfo->oi_offset == 0);
@@ -2617,11 +2618,11 @@ xfs_free_extent_later(
 	xfs_filblks_t			len,
 	const struct xfs_owner_info	*oinfo,
 	enum xfs_ag_resv_type		type,
-	bool				skip_discard)
+	unsigned int			free_flags)
 {
 	struct xfs_defer_pending	*dontcare = NULL;
 
-	return xfs_defer_extent_free(tp, bno, len, oinfo, type, skip_discard,
+	return xfs_defer_extent_free(tp, bno, len, oinfo, type, free_flags,
 			&dontcare);
 }
 
@@ -2646,13 +2647,13 @@ xfs_free_extent_later(
 int
 xfs_alloc_schedule_autoreap(
 	const struct xfs_alloc_arg	*args,
-	bool				skip_discard,
+	unsigned int			free_flags,
 	struct xfs_alloc_autoreap	*aarp)
 {
 	int				error;
 
 	error = xfs_defer_extent_free(args->tp, args->fsbno, args->len,
-			&args->oinfo, args->resv, skip_discard, &aarp->dfp);
+			&args->oinfo, args->resv, free_flags, &aarp->dfp);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_alloc.h b/libxfs/xfs_alloc.h
index 3dc8e44fe..7f51b3cb0 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_alloc.h
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_alloc.h
@@ -235,7 +235,12 @@ xfs_buf_to_agfl_bno(
 
 int xfs_free_extent_later(struct xfs_trans *tp, xfs_fsblock_t bno,
 		xfs_filblks_t len, const struct xfs_owner_info *oinfo,
-		enum xfs_ag_resv_type type, bool skip_discard);
+		enum xfs_ag_resv_type type, unsigned int free_flags);
+
+/* Don't issue a discard for the blocks freed. */
+#define XFS_FREE_EXTENT_SKIP_DISCARD	(1U << 0)
+
+#define XFS_FREE_EXTENT_ALL_FLAGS	(XFS_FREE_EXTENT_SKIP_DISCARD)
 
 /*
  * List of extents to be free "later".
@@ -264,7 +269,7 @@ struct xfs_alloc_autoreap {
 };
 
 int xfs_alloc_schedule_autoreap(const struct xfs_alloc_arg *args,
-		bool skip_discard, struct xfs_alloc_autoreap *aarp);
+		unsigned int free_flags, struct xfs_alloc_autoreap *aarp);
 void xfs_alloc_cancel_autoreap(struct xfs_trans *tp,
 		struct xfs_alloc_autoreap *aarp);
 void xfs_alloc_commit_autoreap(struct xfs_trans *tp,
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index 5f4446104..4b10f169f 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ xfs_bmap_btree_to_extents(
 
 	xfs_rmap_ino_bmbt_owner(&oinfo, ip->i_ino, whichfork);
 	error = xfs_free_extent_later(cur->bc_tp, cbno, 1, &oinfo,
-			XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, false);
+			XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, 0);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -5375,11 +5375,15 @@ xfs_bmap_del_extent_real(
 			error = xfs_rtfree_blocks(tp, del->br_startblock,
 					del->br_blockcount);
 		} else {
+			unsigned int	efi_flags = 0;
+
+			if ((bflags & XFS_BMAPI_NODISCARD) ||
+			    del->br_state == XFS_EXT_UNWRITTEN)
+				efi_flags |= XFS_FREE_EXTENT_SKIP_DISCARD;
+
 			error = xfs_free_extent_later(tp, del->br_startblock,
 					del->br_blockcount, NULL,
-					XFS_AG_RESV_NONE,
-					((bflags & XFS_BMAPI_NODISCARD) ||
-					del->br_state == XFS_EXT_UNWRITTEN));
+					XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, efi_flags);
 		}
 		if (error)
 			return error;
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c b/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
index 2a603b4d1..a14ca3595 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ xfs_bmbt_free_block(
 
 	xfs_rmap_ino_bmbt_owner(&oinfo, ip->i_ino, cur->bc_ino.whichfork);
 	error = xfs_free_extent_later(cur->bc_tp, fsbno, 1, &oinfo,
-			XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, false);
+			XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, 0);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c b/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
index cef2819aa..c526f677e 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ xfs_difree_inode_chunk(
 		return xfs_free_extent_later(tp,
 				XFS_AGB_TO_FSB(mp, agno, sagbno),
 				M_IGEO(mp)->ialloc_blks, &XFS_RMAP_OINFO_INODES,
-				XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, false);
+				XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, 0);
 	}
 
 	/* holemask is only 16-bits (fits in an unsigned long) */
@@ -2031,8 +2031,7 @@ xfs_difree_inode_chunk(
 		ASSERT(contigblk % mp->m_sb.sb_spino_align == 0);
 		error = xfs_free_extent_later(tp,
 				XFS_AGB_TO_FSB(mp, agno, agbno), contigblk,
-				&XFS_RMAP_OINFO_INODES, XFS_AG_RESV_NONE,
-				false);
+				&XFS_RMAP_OINFO_INODES, XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, 0);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_ialloc_btree.c b/libxfs/xfs_ialloc_btree.c
index 5db9d0b33..5042cc62f 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_ialloc_btree.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_ialloc_btree.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ __xfs_inobt_free_block(
 	xfs_inobt_mod_blockcount(cur, -1);
 	fsbno = XFS_DADDR_TO_FSB(cur->bc_mp, xfs_buf_daddr(bp));
 	return xfs_free_extent_later(cur->bc_tp, fsbno, 1,
-			&XFS_RMAP_OINFO_INOBT, resv, false);
+			&XFS_RMAP_OINFO_INOBT, resv, 0);
 }
 
 STATIC int
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_refcount.c b/libxfs/xfs_refcount.c
index 47049488b..b4e6900be 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_refcount.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_refcount.c
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ xfs_refcount_adjust_extents(
 						tmp.rc_startblock);
 				error = xfs_free_extent_later(cur->bc_tp, fsbno,
 						  tmp.rc_blockcount, NULL,
-						  XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, false);
+						  XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, 0);
 				if (error)
 					goto out_error;
 			}
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ xfs_refcount_adjust_extents(
 					ext.rc_startblock);
 			error = xfs_free_extent_later(cur->bc_tp, fsbno,
 					ext.rc_blockcount, NULL,
-					XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, false);
+					XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, 0);
 			if (error)
 				goto out_error;
 		}
@@ -2021,7 +2021,7 @@ xfs_refcount_recover_cow_leftovers(
 		/* Free the block. */
 		error = xfs_free_extent_later(tp, fsb,
 				rr->rr_rrec.rc_blockcount, NULL,
-				XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, false);
+				XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, 0);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_trans;
 
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.c b/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.c
index 362b2a2d7..162f9e689 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ xfs_refcountbt_free_block(
 	be32_add_cpu(&agf->agf_refcount_blocks, -1);
 	xfs_alloc_log_agf(cur->bc_tp, agbp, XFS_AGF_REFCOUNT_BLOCKS);
 	return xfs_free_extent_later(cur->bc_tp, fsbno, 1,
-			&XFS_RMAP_OINFO_REFC, XFS_AG_RESV_METADATA, false);
+			&XFS_RMAP_OINFO_REFC, XFS_AG_RESV_METADATA, 0);
 }
 
 STATIC int
diff --git a/repair/bulkload.c b/repair/bulkload.c
index d36e32d99..c96e569ef 100644
--- a/repair/bulkload.c
+++ b/repair/bulkload.c
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ bulkload_free_extent(
 	 */
 	fsbno = XFS_AGB_TO_FSB(sc->mp, resv->pag->pag_agno, free_agbno);
 	error = -libxfs_free_extent_later(sc->tp, fsbno, free_aglen,
-			&bkl->oinfo, XFS_AG_RESV_NONE, true);
+			&bkl->oinfo, XFS_AG_RESV_NONE,
+			XFS_FREE_EXTENT_SKIP_DISCARD);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
