diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c
index 714eceacbab2..6196f7c52b24 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ xfs_qm_adjust_dqlimits(
 	int			prealloc = 0;
 
 	ASSERT(d->d_id);
-	defq = xfs_get_defquota(dq, q);
+	defq = xfs_get_defquota(q, xfs_dquot_type(dq));
 
 	if (defq->bsoftlimit && !d->d_blk_softlimit) {
 		d->d_blk_softlimit = cpu_to_be64(defq->bsoftlimit);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
index 6609b4bb1628..ac0b5e7f8522 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ xfs_qm_set_defquota(
 		return;
 
 	ddqp = &dqp->q_core;
-	defq = xfs_get_defquota(dqp, qinf);
+	defq = xfs_get_defquota(qinf, xfs_dquot_type(dqp));
 
 	/*
 	 * Timers and warnings have been already set, let's just set the
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.h
index 3a850401b102..c6f83171357e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.h
@@ -113,6 +113,17 @@ xfs_quota_inode(xfs_mount_t *mp, uint dq_flags)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static inline int
+xfs_dquot_type(struct xfs_dquot *dqp)
+{
+	if (XFS_QM_ISUDQ(dqp))
+		return XFS_DQ_USER;
+	if (XFS_QM_ISGDQ(dqp))
+		return XFS_DQ_GROUP;
+	ASSERT(XFS_QM_ISPDQ(dqp));
+	return XFS_DQ_PROJ;
+}
+
 extern void	xfs_trans_mod_dquot(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_dquot *dqp,
 				    uint field, int64_t delta);
 extern void	xfs_trans_dqjoin(struct xfs_trans *, struct xfs_dquot *);
@@ -164,19 +175,19 @@ extern int		xfs_qm_scall_quotaon(struct xfs_mount *, uint);
 extern int		xfs_qm_scall_quotaoff(struct xfs_mount *, uint);
 
 static inline struct xfs_def_quota *
-xfs_get_defquota(struct xfs_dquot *dqp, struct xfs_quotainfo *qi)
+xfs_get_defquota(struct xfs_quotainfo *qi, int type)
 {
-	struct xfs_def_quota *defq;
-
-	if (XFS_QM_ISUDQ(dqp))
-		defq = &qi->qi_usr_default;
-	else if (XFS_QM_ISGDQ(dqp))
-		defq = &qi->qi_grp_default;
-	else {
-		ASSERT(XFS_QM_ISPDQ(dqp));
-		defq = &qi->qi_prj_default;
+	switch (type) {
+	case XFS_DQ_USER:
+		return &qi->qi_usr_default;
+	case XFS_DQ_GROUP:
+		return &qi->qi_grp_default;
+	case XFS_DQ_PROJ:
+		return &qi->qi_prj_default;
+	default:
+		ASSERT(0);
+		return NULL;
 	}
-	return defq;
 }
 
 #endif /* __XFS_QM_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
index bd0f005570af..6fa08ae0b5f5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ xfs_qm_scall_setqlim(
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	defq = xfs_get_defquota(dqp, q);
+	defq = xfs_get_defquota(q, xfs_dquot_type(dqp));
 	xfs_dqunlock(dqp);
 
 	error = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, &M_RES(mp)->tr_qm_setqlim, 0, 0, 0, &tp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
index 20542076e32a..edde366ca8e9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ xfs_trans_dqresv(
 
 	xfs_dqlock(dqp);
 
-	defq = xfs_get_defquota(dqp, q);
+	defq = xfs_get_defquota(q, xfs_dquot_type(dqp));
 
 	if (flags & XFS_TRANS_DQ_RES_BLKS) {
 		hardlimit = be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_blk_hardlimit);