diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
index c0a6a1784697..e2753d228037 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
@@ -1808,9 +1808,9 @@ static void fill_stack_inode_item(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				      inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec);
 
 	btrfs_set_stack_timespec_sec(&inode_item->ctime,
-				     inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
+				     inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_sec);
 	btrfs_set_stack_timespec_nsec(&inode_item->ctime,
-				      inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+				      inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_nsec);
 
 	btrfs_set_stack_timespec_sec(&inode_item->otime,
 				     BTRFS_I(inode)->i_otime.tv_sec);
@@ -1861,8 +1861,8 @@ int btrfs_fill_inode(struct inode *inode, u32 *rdev)
 	inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = btrfs_stack_timespec_sec(&inode_item->mtime);
 	inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec = btrfs_stack_timespec_nsec(&inode_item->mtime);
 
-	inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = btrfs_stack_timespec_sec(&inode_item->ctime);
-	inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec = btrfs_stack_timespec_nsec(&inode_item->ctime);
+	inode_set_ctime(inode, btrfs_stack_timespec_sec(&inode_item->ctime),
+			btrfs_stack_timespec_nsec(&inode_item->ctime));
 
 	BTRFS_I(inode)->i_otime.tv_sec =
 		btrfs_stack_timespec_sec(&inode_item->otime);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index fd03e689a6be..d7a9ece7a40b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ void btrfs_check_nocow_unlock(struct btrfs_inode *inode)
 
 static void update_time_for_write(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct timespec64 now;
+	struct timespec64 now, ctime;
 
 	if (IS_NOCMTIME(inode))
 		return;
@@ -1117,8 +1117,9 @@ static void update_time_for_write(struct inode *inode)
 	if (!timespec64_equal(&inode->i_mtime, &now))
 		inode->i_mtime = now;
 
-	if (!timespec64_equal(&inode->i_ctime, &now))
-		inode->i_ctime = now;
+	ctime = inode_get_ctime(inode);
+	if (!timespec64_equal(&ctime, &now))
+		inode_set_ctime_to_ts(inode, now);
 
 	if (IS_I_VERSION(inode))
 		inode_inc_iversion(inode);
@@ -2459,10 +2460,8 @@ int btrfs_replace_file_extents(struct btrfs_inode *inode,
 		 */
 		inode_inc_iversion(&inode->vfs_inode);
 
-		if (!extent_info || extent_info->update_times) {
-			inode->vfs_inode.i_mtime = current_time(&inode->vfs_inode);
-			inode->vfs_inode.i_ctime = inode->vfs_inode.i_mtime;
-		}
+		if (!extent_info || extent_info->update_times)
+			inode->vfs_inode.i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(&inode->vfs_inode);
 
 		ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, inode);
 		if (ret)
@@ -2703,8 +2702,7 @@ static int btrfs_punch_hole(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 
 	ASSERT(trans != NULL);
 	inode_inc_iversion(inode);
-	inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
-	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime;
+	inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 	ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, BTRFS_I(inode));
 	updated_inode = true;
 	btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
@@ -2721,11 +2719,10 @@ static int btrfs_punch_hole(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 		 * for detecting, at fsync time, if the inode isn't yet in the
 		 * log tree or it's there but not up to date.
 		 */
-		struct timespec64 now = current_time(inode);
+		struct timespec64 now = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 
 		inode_inc_iversion(inode);
 		inode->i_mtime = now;
-		inode->i_ctime = now;
 		trans = btrfs_start_transaction(root, 1);
 		if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(trans);
@@ -2796,7 +2793,7 @@ static int btrfs_fallocate_update_isize(struct inode *inode,
 	if (IS_ERR(trans))
 		return PTR_ERR(trans);
 
-	inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
+	inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 	i_size_write(inode, end);
 	btrfs_inode_safe_disk_i_size_write(BTRFS_I(inode), 0);
 	ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, BTRFS_I(inode));
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 521c08b8ad04..daa47a2238bd 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -3901,8 +3901,8 @@ static int btrfs_read_locked_inode(struct inode *inode,
 	inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = btrfs_timespec_sec(leaf, &inode_item->mtime);
 	inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec = btrfs_timespec_nsec(leaf, &inode_item->mtime);
 
-	inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = btrfs_timespec_sec(leaf, &inode_item->ctime);
-	inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec = btrfs_timespec_nsec(leaf, &inode_item->ctime);
+	inode_set_ctime(inode, btrfs_timespec_sec(leaf, &inode_item->ctime),
+			btrfs_timespec_nsec(leaf, &inode_item->ctime));
 
 	BTRFS_I(inode)->i_otime.tv_sec =
 		btrfs_timespec_sec(leaf, &inode_item->otime);
@@ -4073,9 +4073,9 @@ static void fill_inode_item(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				      inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec);
 
 	btrfs_set_token_timespec_sec(&token, &item->ctime,
-				     inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
+				     inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_sec);
 	btrfs_set_token_timespec_nsec(&token, &item->ctime,
-				      inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+				      inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_nsec);
 
 	btrfs_set_token_timespec_sec(&token, &item->otime,
 				     BTRFS_I(inode)->i_otime.tv_sec);
@@ -4273,9 +4273,8 @@ static int __btrfs_unlink_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	btrfs_i_size_write(dir, dir->vfs_inode.i_size - name->len * 2);
 	inode_inc_iversion(&inode->vfs_inode);
 	inode_inc_iversion(&dir->vfs_inode);
-	inode->vfs_inode.i_ctime = current_time(&inode->vfs_inode);
-	dir->vfs_inode.i_mtime = inode->vfs_inode.i_ctime;
-	dir->vfs_inode.i_ctime = inode->vfs_inode.i_ctime;
+	inode_set_ctime_current(&inode->vfs_inode);
+	dir->vfs_inode.i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(&dir->vfs_inode);
 	ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, dir);
 out:
 	return ret;
@@ -4448,8 +4447,7 @@ static int btrfs_unlink_subvol(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 	btrfs_i_size_write(dir, dir->vfs_inode.i_size - fname.disk_name.len * 2);
 	inode_inc_iversion(&dir->vfs_inode);
-	dir->vfs_inode.i_mtime = current_time(&dir->vfs_inode);
-	dir->vfs_inode.i_ctime = dir->vfs_inode.i_mtime;
+	dir->vfs_inode.i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(&dir->vfs_inode);
 	ret = btrfs_update_inode_fallback(trans, root, dir);
 	if (ret)
 		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
@@ -5091,8 +5089,7 @@ static int btrfs_setsize(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
 	if (newsize != oldsize) {
 		inode_inc_iversion(inode);
 		if (!(mask & (ATTR_CTIME | ATTR_MTIME))) {
-			inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
-			inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime;
+			inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -5736,9 +5733,8 @@ static struct inode *new_simple_dir(struct super_block *s,
 	inode->i_opflags &= ~IOP_XATTR;
 	inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
 	inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR | S_IXUGO;
-	inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
+	inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 	inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime;
-	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime;
 	BTRFS_I(inode)->i_otime = inode->i_mtime;
 
 	return inode;
@@ -6075,7 +6071,7 @@ static int btrfs_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *now,
 	if (flags & S_VERSION)
 		dirty |= inode_maybe_inc_iversion(inode, dirty);
 	if (flags & S_CTIME)
-		inode->i_ctime = *now;
+		inode_set_ctime_to_ts(inode, *now);
 	if (flags & S_MTIME)
 		inode->i_mtime = *now;
 	if (flags & S_ATIME)
@@ -6378,9 +6374,8 @@ int btrfs_create_new_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		goto discard;
 	}
 
-	inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
+	inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 	inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime;
-	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime;
 	BTRFS_I(inode)->i_otime = inode->i_mtime;
 
 	/*
@@ -6545,12 +6540,10 @@ int btrfs_add_link(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	 * log replay procedure is responsible for setting them to their correct
 	 * values (the ones it had when the fsync was done).
 	 */
-	if (!test_bit(BTRFS_FS_LOG_RECOVERING, &root->fs_info->flags)) {
-		struct timespec64 now = current_time(&parent_inode->vfs_inode);
+	if (!test_bit(BTRFS_FS_LOG_RECOVERING, &root->fs_info->flags))
+		parent_inode->vfs_inode.i_mtime =
+			inode_set_ctime_current(&parent_inode->vfs_inode);
 
-		parent_inode->vfs_inode.i_mtime = now;
-		parent_inode->vfs_inode.i_ctime = now;
-	}
 	ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, parent_inode);
 	if (ret)
 		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
@@ -6690,7 +6683,7 @@ static int btrfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 	BTRFS_I(inode)->dir_index = 0ULL;
 	inc_nlink(inode);
 	inode_inc_iversion(inode);
-	inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
+	inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 	ihold(inode);
 	set_bit(BTRFS_INODE_COPY_EVERYTHING, &BTRFS_I(inode)->runtime_flags);
 
@@ -9733,7 +9726,7 @@ static int __btrfs_prealloc_file_range(struct inode *inode, int mode,
 		*alloc_hint = ins.objectid + ins.offset;
 
 		inode_inc_iversion(inode);
-		inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
+		inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 		BTRFS_I(inode)->flags |= BTRFS_INODE_PREALLOC;
 		if (!(mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE) &&
 		    (actual_len > inode->i_size) &&
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index a895d105464b..a18ee7b5a166 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ int btrfs_fileattr_set(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	binode->flags = binode_flags;
 	btrfs_sync_inode_flags_to_i_flags(inode);
 	inode_inc_iversion(inode);
-	inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
+	inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 	ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, BTRFS_I(inode));
 
  out_end_trans:
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/reflink.c b/fs/btrfs/reflink.c
index 0474bbe39da7..65d2bd6910f2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/reflink.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/reflink.c
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ static int clone_finish_inode_update(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 	inode_inc_iversion(inode);
 	if (!no_time_update) {
-		inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
-		inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime;
+		inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 	}
 	/*
 	 * We round up to the block size at eof when determining which
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index e7cfc992e02a..d8d20ea5a41f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -1831,8 +1831,7 @@ static noinline int create_pending_snapshot(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 	btrfs_i_size_write(BTRFS_I(parent_inode), parent_inode->i_size +
 						  fname.disk_name.len * 2);
-	parent_inode->i_mtime = current_time(parent_inode);
-	parent_inode->i_ctime = parent_inode->i_mtime;
+	parent_inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(parent_inode);
 	ret = btrfs_update_inode_fallback(trans, parent_root, BTRFS_I(parent_inode));
 	if (ret) {
 		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 365a1cc0a3c3..ffcff7188170 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -4148,9 +4148,9 @@ static void fill_inode_item(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				      inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec);
 
 	btrfs_set_token_timespec_sec(&token, &item->ctime,
-				     inode->i_ctime.tv_sec);
+				     inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_sec);
 	btrfs_set_token_timespec_nsec(&token, &item->ctime,
-				      inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
+				      inode_get_ctime(inode).tv_nsec);
 
 	/*
 	 * We do not need to set the nbytes field, in fact during a fast fsync
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/xattr.c b/fs/btrfs/xattr.c
index fc4b20c2688a..96828a13dd43 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/xattr.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ int btrfs_setxattr_trans(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
 		goto out;
 
 	inode_inc_iversion(inode);
-	inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
+	inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 	ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, BTRFS_I(inode));
 	if (ret)
 		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static int btrfs_xattr_handler_set_prop(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 	ret = btrfs_set_prop(trans, inode, name, value, size, flags);
 	if (!ret) {
 		inode_inc_iversion(inode);
-		inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
+		inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
 		ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, BTRFS_I(inode));
 		if (ret)
 			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
