diff --git a/common/xfs b/common/xfs
index c68bd6d7c773ac..092b3dc6f3bdc5 100644
--- a/common/xfs
+++ b/common/xfs
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ _scratch_get_bmx_prefix() {
 
 _scratch_get_iext_count()
 {
-	local ino=$1
+	local selector=$1
 	local whichfork=$2
 	local field=""
 
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ _scratch_get_iext_count()
 			return 1
 	esac
 
-	_scratch_xfs_get_metadata_field $field "inode $ino"
+	_scratch_xfs_get_metadata_field $field "$selector"
 }
 
 #
@@ -1891,3 +1891,20 @@ _wipe_xfs_properties()
 		setfattr --remove="$name" "$1"
 	done
 }
+
+# Return the xfs_db selector for a superblock-rooted metadata file on the
+# scratch filesystem.  The sole argument is the name of the field within the
+# superblock.  This helper cannot be used to find files under the metadata
+# directory tree.
+_scratch_xfs_find_metafile()
+{
+	local metafile="$1"
+	local sb_field
+
+	sb_field="$(_scratch_xfs_get_sb_field "$metafile")"
+	if echo "$sb_field" | grep -q -w 'not found'; then
+		return 1
+	fi
+	echo "inode $sb_field"
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/tests/xfs/007 b/tests/xfs/007
index 2535f04cac36a5..e35a069f9bd5c5 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/007
+++ b/tests/xfs/007
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ _require_xfs_quota
 _scratch_mkfs_xfs | _filter_mkfs > /dev/null 2> $tmp.mkfs
 . $tmp.mkfs
 
+get_qfile_nblocks() {
+	local selector="$(_scratch_xfs_find_metafile "$1")"
+	_scratch_xfs_db -c "$selector" -c "p core.nblocks"
+}
+
 do_test()
 {
 	qino_1=$1
@@ -30,12 +35,9 @@ do_test()
 	echo "*** umount"
 	_scratch_unmount
 
-	QINO_1=`_scratch_xfs_get_sb_field $qino_1`
-	QINO_2=`_scratch_xfs_get_sb_field $qino_2`
-
 	echo "*** Usage before quotarm ***"
-	_scratch_xfs_db -c "inode $QINO_1" -c "p core.nblocks"
-	_scratch_xfs_db -c "inode $QINO_2" -c "p core.nblocks"
+	get_qfile_nblocks $qino_1
+	get_qfile_nblocks $qino_2
 
 	_qmount
 	echo "*** turn off $off_opts quotas"
@@ -65,8 +67,8 @@ do_test()
 	_scratch_unmount
 
 	echo "*** Usage after quotarm ***"
-	_scratch_xfs_db -c "inode $QINO_1" -c "p core.nblocks"
-	_scratch_xfs_db -c "inode $QINO_2" -c "p core.nblocks"
+	get_qfile_nblocks $qino_1
+	get_qfile_nblocks $qino_2
 }
 
 # Test user and group first
diff --git a/tests/xfs/529 b/tests/xfs/529
index 14bdd2eebf7047..aab8668c76f46c 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/529
+++ b/tests/xfs/529
@@ -161,9 +161,8 @@ done
 _scratch_unmount >> $seqres.full
 
 echo "Verify uquota inode's extent count"
-uquotino=$(_scratch_xfs_get_metadata_field 'uquotino' 'sb 0')
-
-nextents=$(_scratch_get_iext_count $uquotino data || \
+selector="$(_scratch_xfs_find_metafile uquotino)"
+nextents=$(_scratch_get_iext_count "$selector" data || \
 		   _fail "Unable to obtain inode fork's extent count")
 if (( $nextents > 10 )); then
 	echo "Extent count overflow check failed: nextents = $nextents"
diff --git a/tests/xfs/530 b/tests/xfs/530
index 95ab32f1e1f828..4a41127e3b820f 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/530
+++ b/tests/xfs/530
@@ -102,10 +102,8 @@ _scratch_unmount >> $seqres.full
 
 echo "Verify rbmino's and rsumino's extent count"
 for rtino in rbmino rsumino; do
-	ino=$(_scratch_xfs_get_metadata_field $rtino "sb 0")
-	echo "$rtino = $ino" >> $seqres.full
-
-	nextents=$(_scratch_get_iext_count $ino data || \
+	selector="$(_scratch_xfs_find_metafile "$rtino")"
+	nextents=$(_scratch_get_iext_count "$selector" data || \
 			_fail "Unable to obtain inode fork's extent count")
 	if (( $nextents > 10 )); then
 		echo "Extent count overflow check failed: nextents = $nextents"
diff --git a/tests/xfs/739 b/tests/xfs/739
index 52c90b91b218df..5fd6caa5bce2f8 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/739
+++ b/tests/xfs/739
@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@ echo "Format and populate"
 _scratch_populate_cached nofill > $seqres.full 2>&1
 
 echo "Fuzz rtbitmap"
-is_metadir=$(_scratch_xfs_get_metadata_field "core.version" 'path -m /realtime/0.bitmap')
-if [ -n "$is_metadir" ]; then
-	path=('path -m /realtime/0.bitmap')
-else
-	path=('sb' 'addr rbmino')
-fi
-_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'online' "${path[@]}" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
+path="$(_scratch_xfs_find_metafile rbmino)"
+_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'online' "$path" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
 echo "Done fuzzing rtbitmap"
 
 # success, all done
diff --git a/tests/xfs/740 b/tests/xfs/740
index fb616a16362a6c..c8990034773b32 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/740
+++ b/tests/xfs/740
@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@ echo "Format and populate"
 _scratch_populate_cached nofill > $seqres.full 2>&1
 
 echo "Fuzz rtsummary"
-is_metadir=$(_scratch_xfs_get_metadata_field "core.version" 'path -m /realtime/0.summary')
-if [ -n "$is_metadir" ]; then
-	path=('path -m /realtime/0.summary')
-else
-	path=('sb' 'addr rsumino')
-fi
-_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'online' "${path[@]}" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
+path="$(_scratch_xfs_find_metafile rsumino)"
+_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'online' "$path" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
 echo "Done fuzzing rtsummary"
 
 # success, all done
diff --git a/tests/xfs/741 b/tests/xfs/741
index ea1c2d98516fdb..96c2315c524311 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/741
+++ b/tests/xfs/741
@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@ echo "Format and populate"
 _scratch_populate_cached nofill > $seqres.full 2>&1
 
 echo "Fuzz rtbitmap"
-is_metadir=$(_scratch_xfs_get_metadata_field "core.version" 'path -m /realtime/0.bitmap')
-if [ -n "$is_metadir" ]; then
-	path=('path -m /realtime/0.bitmap')
-else
-	path=('sb' 'addr rbmino')
-fi
-_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'offline' "${path[@]}" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
+path="$(_scratch_xfs_find_metafile rbmino)"
+_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'offline' "$path" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
 echo "Done fuzzing rtbitmap"
 
 # success, all done
diff --git a/tests/xfs/742 b/tests/xfs/742
index bbc186f8472b64..301ae7b9574320 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/742
+++ b/tests/xfs/742
@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@ echo "Format and populate"
 _scratch_populate_cached nofill > $seqres.full 2>&1
 
 echo "Fuzz rtsummary"
-is_metadir=$(_scratch_xfs_get_metadata_field "core.version" 'path -m /realtime/0.summary')
-if [ -n "$is_metadir" ]; then
-	path=('path -m /realtime/0.summary')
-else
-	path=('sb' 'addr rsumino')
-fi
-_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'offline' "${path[@]}" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
+path="$(_scratch_xfs_find_metafile rsumino)"
+_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'offline' "$path" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
 echo "Done fuzzing rtsummary"
 
 # success, all done
diff --git a/tests/xfs/743 b/tests/xfs/743
index 8021d7ecdc9009..039624f711c0a6 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/743
+++ b/tests/xfs/743
@@ -26,13 +26,8 @@ echo "Format and populate"
 _scratch_populate_cached nofill > $seqres.full 2>&1
 
 echo "Fuzz rtbitmap"
-is_metadir=$(_scratch_xfs_get_metadata_field "core.version" 'path -m /realtime/0.bitmap')
-if [ -n "$is_metadir" ]; then
-	path=('path -m /realtime/0.bitmap')
-else
-	path=('sb' 'addr rbmino')
-fi
-_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'both' "${path[@]}" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
+path="$(_scratch_xfs_find_metafile rbmino)"
+_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'both' "$path" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
 echo "Done fuzzing rtbitmap"
 
 # success, all done
diff --git a/tests/xfs/744 b/tests/xfs/744
index 0e719dcebf03d2..13f63b9ceb1756 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/744
+++ b/tests/xfs/744
@@ -26,13 +26,8 @@ echo "Format and populate"
 _scratch_populate_cached nofill > $seqres.full 2>&1
 
 echo "Fuzz rtsummary"
-is_metadir=$(_scratch_xfs_get_metadata_field "core.version" 'path -m /realtime/0.summary')
-if [ -n "$is_metadir" ]; then
-	path=('path -m /realtime/0.summary')
-else
-	path=('sb' 'addr rsumino')
-fi
-_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'both' "${path[@]}" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
+path="$(_scratch_xfs_find_metafile rsumino)"
+_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'both' "$path" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
 echo "Done fuzzing rtsummary"
 
 # success, all done
diff --git a/tests/xfs/745 b/tests/xfs/745
index 3549ad08772c2c..56a6d58ef9f4ca 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/745
+++ b/tests/xfs/745
@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@ echo "Format and populate"
 _scratch_populate_cached nofill > $seqres.full 2>&1
 
 echo "Fuzz rtbitmap"
-is_metadir=$(_scratch_xfs_get_metadata_field "core.version" 'path -m /realtime/0.bitmap')
-if [ -n "$is_metadir" ]; then
-	path=('path -m /realtime/0.bitmap')
-else
-	path=('sb' 'addr rbmino')
-fi
-_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'none' "${path[@]}" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
+path="$(_scratch_xfs_find_metafile rbmino)"
+_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'none' "$path" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
 echo "Done fuzzing rtbitmap"
 
 # success, all done
diff --git a/tests/xfs/746 b/tests/xfs/746
index 5afc71ad19c6e6..935b2e5acba5d4 100755
--- a/tests/xfs/746
+++ b/tests/xfs/746
@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@ echo "Format and populate"
 _scratch_populate_cached nofill > $seqres.full 2>&1
 
 echo "Fuzz rtsummary"
-is_metadir=$(_scratch_xfs_get_metadata_field "core.version" 'path -m /realtime/0.summary')
-if [ -n "$is_metadir" ]; then
-	path=('path -m /realtime/0.summary')
-else
-	path=('sb' 'addr rsumino')
-fi
-_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'none' "${path[@]}" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
+path="$(_scratch_xfs_find_metafile rsumino)"
+_scratch_xfs_fuzz_metadata '' 'none' "$path" 'dblock 0' >> $seqres.full
 echo "Done fuzzing rtsummary"
 
 # success, all done
