diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
index 32abd96b1095..b619d6b8ca43 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ xfs_sync_fsdata(
 	 * If this is xfssyncd() then only sync the superblock if we can
 	 * lock it without sleeping and it is not pinned.
 	 */
-	if (flags & SYNC_BDFLUSH) {
+	if (flags & SYNC_TRYLOCK) {
 		ASSERT(!(flags & SYNC_WAIT));
 
 		bp = xfs_getsb(mp, XFS_BUF_TRYLOCK);
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ xfs_quiesce_data(
 
 	/* push non-blocking */
 	xfs_sync_data(mp, 0);
-	xfs_qm_sync(mp, SYNC_BDFLUSH);
+	xfs_qm_sync(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK);
 	xfs_filestream_flush(mp);
 
 	/* push and block */
@@ -568,8 +568,8 @@ xfs_sync_worker(
 		xfs_log_force(mp, (xfs_lsn_t)0, XFS_LOG_FORCE);
 		xfs_reclaim_inodes(mp, XFS_IFLUSH_DELWRI_ELSE_ASYNC);
 		/* dgc: errors ignored here */
-		error = xfs_qm_sync(mp, SYNC_BDFLUSH);
-		error = xfs_sync_fsdata(mp, SYNC_BDFLUSH);
+		error = xfs_qm_sync(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK);
+		error = xfs_sync_fsdata(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK);
 		if (xfs_log_need_covered(mp))
 			error = xfs_commit_dummy_trans(mp, XFS_LOG_FORCE);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
index bda33a03e12b..2a10301c99c7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ typedef struct xfs_sync_work {
 	struct completion	*w_completion;
 } xfs_sync_work_t;
 
-#define SYNC_WAIT		0x0004	/* wait for i/o to complete */
-#define SYNC_BDFLUSH		0x0008	/* BDFLUSH is calling -- don't block */
-#define SYNC_TRYLOCK		0x0020  /* only try to lock inodes */
+#define SYNC_WAIT		0x0001	/* wait for i/o to complete */
+#define SYNC_TRYLOCK		0x0002  /* only try to lock inodes */
 
 int xfs_syncd_init(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_syncd_stop(struct xfs_mount *mp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.c b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.c
index aa5d8212661c..22b7c8d364e8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.c
@@ -905,11 +905,6 @@ xfs_qm_dqdetach(
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * This is called to sync quotas. We can be told to use non-blocking
- * semantics by either the SYNC_BDFLUSH flag or the absence of the
- * SYNC_WAIT flag.
- */
 int
 xfs_qm_sync(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp,
@@ -918,17 +913,13 @@ xfs_qm_sync(
 	int		recl, restarts;
 	xfs_dquot_t	*dqp;
 	uint		flush_flags;
-	boolean_t	nowait;
 	int		error;
 
 	if (!XFS_IS_QUOTA_RUNNING(mp) || !XFS_IS_QUOTA_ON(mp))
 		return 0;
 
+	flush_flags = (flags & SYNC_WAIT) ? XFS_QMOPT_SYNC : XFS_QMOPT_DELWRI;
 	restarts = 0;
-	/*
-	 * We won't block unless we are asked to.
-	 */
-	nowait = (boolean_t)(flags & SYNC_BDFLUSH || (flags & SYNC_WAIT) == 0);
 
   again:
 	xfs_qm_mplist_lock(mp);
@@ -948,18 +939,10 @@ xfs_qm_sync(
 		 * don't 'seem' to be dirty. ie. don't acquire dqlock.
 		 * This is very similar to what xfs_sync does with inodes.
 		 */
-		if (flags & SYNC_BDFLUSH) {
-			if (! XFS_DQ_IS_DIRTY(dqp))
+		if (flags & SYNC_TRYLOCK) {
+			if (!XFS_DQ_IS_DIRTY(dqp))
 				continue;
-		}
-
-		if (nowait) {
-			/*
-			 * Try to acquire the dquot lock. We are NOT out of
-			 * lock order, but we just don't want to wait for this
-			 * lock, unless somebody wanted us to.
-			 */
-			if (! xfs_qm_dqlock_nowait(dqp))
+			if (!xfs_qm_dqlock_nowait(dqp))
 				continue;
 		} else {
 			xfs_dqlock(dqp);
@@ -976,7 +959,7 @@ xfs_qm_sync(
 		/* XXX a sentinel would be better */
 		recl = XFS_QI_MPLRECLAIMS(mp);
 		if (!xfs_dqflock_nowait(dqp)) {
-			if (nowait) {
+			if (flags & SYNC_TRYLOCK) {
 				xfs_dqunlock(dqp);
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -994,7 +977,6 @@ xfs_qm_sync(
 		 * Let go of the mplist lock. We don't want to hold it
 		 * across a disk write
 		 */
-		flush_flags = (nowait) ? XFS_QMOPT_DELWRI : XFS_QMOPT_SYNC;
 		xfs_qm_mplist_unlock(mp);
 		xfs_dqtrace_entry(dqp, "XQM_SYNC: DQFLUSH");
 		error = xfs_qm_dqflush(dqp, flush_flags);