diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index 59b8b9dc29cc..3e56173a8fe4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -5418,12 +5418,9 @@ __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 f246d6dbf4ec..386b672c5058 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rtbitmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rtbitmap.c
@@ -1168,3 +1168,60 @@ 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 152a66750af5..6186585f2c37 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rtbitmap.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_rtbitmap.h
@@ -360,6 +360,19 @@ xfs_filblks_t xfs_rtsummary_blockcount(struct xfs_mount *mp,
 		unsigned int rsumlevels, xfs_extlen_t rbmblocks);
 unsigned long long xfs_rtsummary_wordcount(struct xfs_mount *mp,
 		unsigned int rsumlevels, xfs_extlen_t rbmblocks);
+
+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)
@@ -378,6 +391,10 @@ 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 48302532d10d..a7d3a2279662 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/common.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/common.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "xfs_error.h"
 #include "xfs_quota.h"
 #include "xfs_exchmaps.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 da2f6729699d..67ac870052b1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/fscounters.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/fscounters.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ 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) {
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ 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_fsmap.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsmap.c
index de59eec74765..85dbb46452ca 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsmap.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ xfs_getfsmap_rtdev_rtbitmap(
 	trace_xfs_fsmap_low_key_linear(mp, info->dev, start_rtb);
 	trace_xfs_fsmap_high_key_linear(mp, info->dev, end_rtb);
 
-	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
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ xfs_getfsmap_rtdev_rtbitmap(
 	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;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_XFS_RT */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
index e66f9bd5de5c..86f928d30fed 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
@@ -957,10 +957,10 @@ xfs_growfs_rt(
 		nargs.tp = tp;
 
 		/*
-		 * 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
@@ -970,11 +970,6 @@ 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
@@ -1142,10 +1137,10 @@ 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;
 
@@ -1382,10 +1377,7 @@ retry:
 	 * 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;
 	}