diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
index fda46253966a..0c8ba87a1e7a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ xfs_dir_mount(
 	int	nodehdr_size;
 
 
-	ASSERT(xfs_sb_version_hasdirv2(&mp->m_sb));
+	ASSERT(mp->m_sb.sb_versionnum & XFS_SB_VERSION_DIRV2BIT);
 	ASSERT((1 << (mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog + mp->m_sb.sb_dirblklog)) <=
 	       XFS_MAX_BLOCKSIZE);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
index d49c67acabf8..b19b01576944 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ xfs_fs_geometry(
 	if (new_version >= 3) {
 		geo->version = XFS_FSOP_GEOM_VERSION;
 		geo->flags = XFS_FSOP_GEOM_FLAGS_NLINK |
+			     XFS_FSOP_GEOM_FLAGS_DIRV2 |
 			(xfs_sb_version_hasattr(&mp->m_sb) ?
 				XFS_FSOP_GEOM_FLAGS_ATTR : 0) |
 			(xfs_sb_version_hasquota(&mp->m_sb) ?
@@ -87,8 +88,6 @@ xfs_fs_geometry(
 				XFS_FSOP_GEOM_FLAGS_SHARED : 0) |
 			(xfs_sb_version_hasextflgbit(&mp->m_sb) ?
 				XFS_FSOP_GEOM_FLAGS_EXTFLG : 0) |
-			(xfs_sb_version_hasdirv2(&mp->m_sb) ?
-				XFS_FSOP_GEOM_FLAGS_DIRV2 : 0) |
 			(xfs_sb_version_hassector(&mp->m_sb) ?
 				XFS_FSOP_GEOM_FLAGS_SECTOR : 0) |
 			(xfs_sb_version_hasasciici(&mp->m_sb) ?
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.c
index 8baf61afae1d..de16dd558195 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.c
@@ -333,15 +333,6 @@ xfs_mount_validate_sb(
 		xfs_warn(mp, "Offline file system operation in progress!");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
 	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Version 1 directory format has never worked on Linux.
-	 */
-	if (unlikely(!xfs_sb_version_hasdirv2(sbp))) {
-		xfs_warn(mp, "file system using version 1 directory format");
-		return XFS_ERROR(ENOSYS);
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.h
index a2826cf57d78..822e62819741 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_sb.h
@@ -403,12 +403,6 @@ static inline bool xfs_sb_version_hasshared(struct xfs_sb *sbp)
 		(sbp->sb_versionnum & XFS_SB_VERSION_SHAREDBIT);
 }
 
-static inline bool xfs_sb_version_hasdirv2(struct xfs_sb *sbp)
-{
-	return XFS_SB_VERSION_NUM(sbp) == XFS_SB_VERSION_5 ||
-	       (sbp->sb_versionnum & XFS_SB_VERSION_DIRV2BIT);
-}
-
 static inline bool xfs_sb_version_haslogv2(struct xfs_sb *sbp)
 {
 	return XFS_SB_VERSION_NUM(sbp) == XFS_SB_VERSION_5 ||