diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index 644b956301b6..2ae5bf9a74e7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ xfs_bmap_get_bp(
 	if (!cur)
 		return NULL;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < cur->bc_maxlevels; i++) {
 		if (!cur->bc_levels[i].bp)
 			break;
 		if (xfs_buf_daddr(cur->bc_levels[i].bp) == bno)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
index 25dfab81025f..6ced8f028d47 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
@@ -2933,7 +2933,7 @@ xfs_btree_new_iroot(
 	be16_add_cpu(&block->bb_level, 1);
 	xfs_btree_set_numrecs(block, 1);
 	cur->bc_nlevels++;
-	ASSERT(cur->bc_nlevels <= XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS);
+	ASSERT(cur->bc_nlevels <= cur->bc_maxlevels);
 	cur->bc_levels[level + 1].ptr = 1;
 
 	kp = xfs_btree_key_addr(cur, 1, block);
@@ -3097,7 +3097,7 @@ xfs_btree_new_root(
 	xfs_btree_setbuf(cur, cur->bc_nlevels, nbp);
 	cur->bc_levels[cur->bc_nlevels].ptr = nptr;
 	cur->bc_nlevels++;
-	ASSERT(cur->bc_nlevels <= XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS);
+	ASSERT(cur->bc_nlevels <= cur->bc_maxlevels);
 	*stat = 1;
 	return 0;
 error0:
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
index 8e78ede87b16..ed0b7d5ab3a3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ struct xfs_btree_cur
 	xfs_btnum_t		bc_btnum; /* identifies which btree type */
 	union xfs_btree_irec	bc_rec;	/* current insert/search record value */
 	uint8_t			bc_nlevels; /* number of levels in the tree */
+	uint8_t			bc_maxlevels; /* maximum levels for this btree type */
 	int			bc_statoff; /* offset of btree stats array */
 
 	/*
@@ -590,6 +591,7 @@ xfs_btree_alloc_cursor(
 	cur->bc_tp = tp;
 	cur->bc_mp = mp;
 	cur->bc_btnum = btnum;
+	cur->bc_maxlevels = XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS;
 
 	return cur;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree_staging.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree_staging.c
index cc56efc2b90a..dd75e208b543 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree_staging.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree_staging.c
@@ -657,12 +657,12 @@ xfs_btree_bload_compute_geometry(
 	 * checking levels 0 and 1 here, so set bc_nlevels such that the btree
 	 * code doesn't interpret either as the root level.
 	 */
-	cur->bc_nlevels = XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS - 1;
+	cur->bc_nlevels = cur->bc_maxlevels - 1;
 	xfs_btree_bload_ensure_slack(cur, &bbl->leaf_slack, 0);
 	xfs_btree_bload_ensure_slack(cur, &bbl->node_slack, 1);
 
 	bbl->nr_records = nr_this_level = nr_records;
-	for (cur->bc_nlevels = 1; cur->bc_nlevels <= XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS;) {
+	for (cur->bc_nlevels = 1; cur->bc_nlevels <= cur->bc_maxlevels;) {
 		uint64_t	level_blocks;
 		uint64_t	dontcare64;
 		unsigned int	level = cur->bc_nlevels - 1;
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ xfs_btree_bload_compute_geometry(
 			 * block-based btree level.
 			 */
 			cur->bc_nlevels++;
-			ASSERT(cur->bc_nlevels <= XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS);
+			ASSERT(cur->bc_nlevels <= cur->bc_maxlevels);
 			xfs_btree_bload_level_geometry(cur, bbl, level,
 					nr_this_level, &avg_per_block,
 					&level_blocks, &dontcare64);
@@ -719,14 +719,14 @@ xfs_btree_bload_compute_geometry(
 
 			/* Otherwise, we need another level of btree. */
 			cur->bc_nlevels++;
-			ASSERT(cur->bc_nlevels <= XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS);
+			ASSERT(cur->bc_nlevels <= cur->bc_maxlevels);
 		}
 
 		nr_blocks += level_blocks;
 		nr_this_level = level_blocks;
 	}
 
-	if (cur->bc_nlevels > XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS)
+	if (cur->bc_nlevels > cur->bc_maxlevels)
 		return -EOVERFLOW;
 
 	bbl->btree_height = cur->bc_nlevels;