diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/metapath.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/metapath.c
index 80467d6bc76389..c678cba1ffc3f7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/metapath.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/metapath.c
@@ -171,23 +171,13 @@ static int
 xchk_setup_metapath_quotadir(
 	struct xfs_scrub	*sc)
 {
-	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
-	struct xfs_inode	*dp = NULL;
-	int			error;
+	struct xfs_quotainfo	*qi = sc->mp->m_quotainfo;
 
-	error = xfs_trans_alloc_empty(sc->mp, &tp);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
+	if (!qi || !qi->qi_dirip)
+		return -ENOENT;
 
-	error = xfs_dqinode_load_parent(tp, &dp);
-	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
-	error = xchk_setup_metapath_scan(sc, sc->mp->m_metadirip,
-			kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "quota"), dp);
-	xfs_irele(dp);
-	return error;
+	return xchk_setup_metapath_scan(sc, sc->mp->m_metadirip,
+			kstrdup("quota", GFP_KERNEL), qi->qi_dirip);
 }
 
 /* Scan a quota inode under the /quota directory. */
@@ -197,10 +187,7 @@ xchk_setup_metapath_dqinode(
 	xfs_dqtype_t		type)
 {
 	struct xfs_quotainfo	*qi = sc->mp->m_quotainfo;
-	struct xfs_trans	*tp = NULL;
-	struct xfs_inode	*dp = NULL;
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = NULL;
-	int			error;
 
 	if (!qi)
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -222,20 +209,8 @@ xchk_setup_metapath_dqinode(
 	if (!ip)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	error = xfs_trans_alloc_empty(sc->mp, &tp);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
-	error = xfs_dqinode_load_parent(tp, &dp);
-	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
-	error = xchk_setup_metapath_scan(sc, dp,
+	return xchk_setup_metapath_scan(sc, qi->qi_dirip,
 			kstrdup(xfs_dqinode_path(type), GFP_KERNEL), ip);
-
-	xfs_irele(dp);
-	return error;
 }
 #else
 # define xchk_setup_metapath_quotadir(...)	(-ENOENT)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
index b928b036990bc3..a4fa21dfd6b4ad 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ xfs_qm_destroy_quotainos(
 		xfs_irele(qi->qi_pquotaip);
 		qi->qi_pquotaip = NULL;
 	}
+	if (qi->qi_dirip) {
+		xfs_irele(qi->qi_dirip);
+		qi->qi_dirip = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -648,8 +652,7 @@ xfs_qm_init_timelimits(
 static int
 xfs_qm_load_metadir_qinos(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
-	struct xfs_quotainfo	*qi,
-	struct xfs_inode	**dpp)
+	struct xfs_quotainfo	*qi)
 {
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
 	int			error;
@@ -658,7 +661,7 @@ xfs_qm_load_metadir_qinos(
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	error = xfs_dqinode_load_parent(tp, dpp);
+	error = xfs_dqinode_load_parent(tp, &qi->qi_dirip);
 	if (error == -ENOENT) {
 		/* no quota dir directory, but we'll create one later */
 		error = 0;
@@ -668,21 +671,21 @@ xfs_qm_load_metadir_qinos(
 		goto out_trans;
 
 	if (XFS_IS_UQUOTA_ON(mp)) {
-		error = xfs_dqinode_load(tp, *dpp, XFS_DQTYPE_USER,
+		error = xfs_dqinode_load(tp, qi->qi_dirip, XFS_DQTYPE_USER,
 				&qi->qi_uquotaip);
 		if (error && error != -ENOENT)
 			goto out_trans;
 	}
 
 	if (XFS_IS_GQUOTA_ON(mp)) {
-		error = xfs_dqinode_load(tp, *dpp, XFS_DQTYPE_GROUP,
+		error = xfs_dqinode_load(tp, qi->qi_dirip, XFS_DQTYPE_GROUP,
 				&qi->qi_gquotaip);
 		if (error && error != -ENOENT)
 			goto out_trans;
 	}
 
 	if (XFS_IS_PQUOTA_ON(mp)) {
-		error = xfs_dqinode_load(tp, *dpp, XFS_DQTYPE_PROJ,
+		error = xfs_dqinode_load(tp, qi->qi_dirip, XFS_DQTYPE_PROJ,
 				&qi->qi_pquotaip);
 		if (error && error != -ENOENT)
 			goto out_trans;
@@ -698,34 +701,33 @@ xfs_qm_load_metadir_qinos(
 STATIC int
 xfs_qm_create_metadir_qinos(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
-	struct xfs_quotainfo	*qi,
-	struct xfs_inode	**dpp)
+	struct xfs_quotainfo	*qi)
 {
 	int			error;
 
-	if (!*dpp) {
-		error = xfs_dqinode_mkdir_parent(mp, dpp);
+	if (!qi->qi_dirip) {
+		error = xfs_dqinode_mkdir_parent(mp, &qi->qi_dirip);
 		if (error && error != -EEXIST)
 			return error;
 	}
 
 	if (XFS_IS_UQUOTA_ON(mp) && !qi->qi_uquotaip) {
-		error = xfs_dqinode_metadir_create(*dpp, XFS_DQTYPE_USER,
-				&qi->qi_uquotaip);
+		error = xfs_dqinode_metadir_create(qi->qi_dirip,
+				XFS_DQTYPE_USER, &qi->qi_uquotaip);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 	}
 
 	if (XFS_IS_GQUOTA_ON(mp) && !qi->qi_gquotaip) {
-		error = xfs_dqinode_metadir_create(*dpp, XFS_DQTYPE_GROUP,
-				&qi->qi_gquotaip);
+		error = xfs_dqinode_metadir_create(qi->qi_dirip,
+				XFS_DQTYPE_GROUP, &qi->qi_gquotaip);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 	}
 
 	if (XFS_IS_PQUOTA_ON(mp) && !qi->qi_pquotaip) {
-		error = xfs_dqinode_metadir_create(*dpp, XFS_DQTYPE_PROJ,
-				&qi->qi_pquotaip);
+		error = xfs_dqinode_metadir_create(qi->qi_dirip,
+				XFS_DQTYPE_PROJ, &qi->qi_pquotaip);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 	}
@@ -770,7 +772,6 @@ xfs_qm_init_metadir_qinos(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
 {
 	struct xfs_quotainfo	*qi = mp->m_quotainfo;
-	struct xfs_inode	*dp = NULL;
 	int			error;
 
 	if (!xfs_has_quota(mp)) {
@@ -779,20 +780,22 @@ xfs_qm_init_metadir_qinos(
 			return error;
 	}
 
-	error = xfs_qm_load_metadir_qinos(mp, qi, &dp);
+	error = xfs_qm_load_metadir_qinos(mp, qi);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_err;
 
-	error = xfs_qm_create_metadir_qinos(mp, qi, &dp);
+	error = xfs_qm_create_metadir_qinos(mp, qi);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_err;
 
-	xfs_irele(dp);
+	/* The only user of the quota dir inode is online fsck */
+#if !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_XFS_ONLINE_SCRUB)
+	xfs_irele(qi->qi_dirip);
+	qi->qi_dirip = NULL;
+#endif
 	return 0;
 out_err:
 	xfs_qm_destroy_quotainos(mp->m_quotainfo);
-	if (dp)
-		xfs_irele(dp);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.h
index e919c7f62f5780..35b64bc3a7a867 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ struct xfs_quotainfo {
 	struct xfs_inode	*qi_uquotaip;	/* user quota inode */
 	struct xfs_inode	*qi_gquotaip;	/* group quota inode */
 	struct xfs_inode	*qi_pquotaip;	/* project quota inode */
+	struct xfs_inode	*qi_dirip;	/* quota metadir */
 	struct list_lru		qi_lru;
 	int			qi_dquots;
 	struct mutex		qi_quotaofflock;/* to serialize quotaoff */
