diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
index ec0b970157ae..3b6f14196c8c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
@@ -612,8 +612,6 @@ xfs_bmbt_stage_cursor(
 
 	/* data fork always has larger maxheight */
 	cur = xfs_bmbt_init_common(mp, NULL, ip, XFS_DATA_FORK);
-	cur->bc_nlevels = ifake->if_levels;
-	cur->bc_ino.forksize = ifake->if_fork_size;
 
 	/* Don't let anyone think we're attached to the real fork yet. */
 	cur->bc_ino.whichfork = -1;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree_staging.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree_staging.c
index 185d6c3bbc02..d721719f759a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree_staging.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree_staging.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ xfs_btree_stage_ifakeroot(
 
 	cur->bc_ino.ifake = ifake;
 	cur->bc_nlevels = ifake->if_levels;
+	cur->bc_ino.forksize = ifake->if_fork_size;
 	cur->bc_flags |= XFS_BTREE_STAGING;
 }