diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_parent.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_parent.c
index 8d111c9b6527..a2f2f5fa640e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_parent.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_parent.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ xfs_parent_addname(
 	const struct xfs_name	*parent_name,
 	struct xfs_inode	*child)
 {
-	int			error;
+	int			error, local;
 
 	error = xfs_parent_iread_extents(tp, child);
 	if (error)
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ xfs_parent_addname(
 	xfs_parent_da_args_init(&ppargs->args, tp, &ppargs->rec, child,
 			I_INO(child), parent_name);
 
+	/* Growing the attr fork needs a real reservation in args->total. */
+	ppargs->args.total = xfs_attr_calc_size(&ppargs->args, &local);
+	ASSERT(local);
+
 	return xfs_attr_setname(&ppargs->args, 0);
 }
 
@@ -239,7 +243,7 @@ xfs_parent_replacename(
 	const struct xfs_name	*new_name,
 	struct xfs_inode	*child)
 {
-	int			error;
+	int			error, local;
 
 	error = xfs_parent_iread_extents(tp, child);
 	if (error)
@@ -249,6 +253,10 @@ xfs_parent_replacename(
 	xfs_parent_da_args_init(&ppargs->args, tp, &ppargs->rec, child,
 			I_INO(child), old_name);
 
+	/* Growing the attr fork needs a real reservation in args->total. */
+	ppargs->args.total = xfs_attr_calc_size(&ppargs->args, &local);
+	ASSERT(local);
+
 	xfs_inode_to_parent_rec(&ppargs->new_rec, new_dp);
 
 	ppargs->args.new_name = new_name->name;