diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
index b583669370825..6d5ddc4e5135a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
@@ -1021,10 +1021,13 @@ xfs_growfs_rt(
 		xfs_ilock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 		/*
-		 * Update the bitmap inode's size.
+		 * Update the bitmap inode's size ondisk and incore.  We need
+		 * to update the incore size so that inode inactivation won't
+		 * punch what it thinks are "posteof" blocks.
 		 */
 		mp->m_rbmip->i_d.di_size =
 			nsbp->sb_rbmblocks * nsbp->sb_blocksize;
+		i_size_write(VFS_I(mp->m_rbmip), mp->m_rbmip->i_d.di_size);
 		xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
 		/*
 		 * Get the summary inode into the transaction.
@@ -1032,9 +1035,12 @@ xfs_growfs_rt(
 		xfs_ilock(mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 		/*
-		 * Update the summary inode's size.
+		 * Update the summary inode's size.  We need to update the
+		 * incore size so that inode inactivation won't punch what it
+		 * thinks are "posteof" blocks.
 		 */
 		mp->m_rsumip->i_d.di_size = nmp->m_rsumsize;
+		i_size_write(VFS_I(mp->m_rsumip), mp->m_rsumip->i_d.di_size);
 		xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
 		/*
 		 * Copy summary data from old to new sizes.