diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
index 2d84ab40b70b..2379d5b1a1b9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -670,6 +670,10 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_addname(
 		args->rmtblkcnt = args->rmtblkcnt2;
 		args->rmtvaluelen = args->rmtvaluelen2;
 		if (args->rmtblkno) {
+			error = xfs_attr_rmtval_invalidate(args);
+			if (error)
+				return error;
+
 			error = xfs_attr_rmtval_remove(args);
 			if (error)
 				return error;
@@ -1023,6 +1027,10 @@ xfs_attr_node_addname(
 		args->rmtblkcnt = args->rmtblkcnt2;
 		args->rmtvaluelen = args->rmtvaluelen2;
 		if (args->rmtblkno) {
+			error = xfs_attr_rmtval_invalidate(args);
+			if (error)
+				return error;
+
 			error = xfs_attr_rmtval_remove(args);
 			if (error)
 				return error;
@@ -1147,6 +1155,10 @@ xfs_attr_node_removename(
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
 
+		error = xfs_attr_rmtval_invalidate(args);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+
 		error = xfs_attr_rmtval_remove(args);
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
index 3e7f6e075860..3f80cede7406 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
@@ -683,9 +683,6 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_remove(
 
 	trace_xfs_attr_rmtval_remove(args);
 
-	error = xfs_attr_rmtval_invalidate(args);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
 	/*
 	 * Keep de-allocating extents until the remote-value region is gone.
 	 */