diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
index b86127072ac3..72c26d52e53f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ xfs_attr_calc_size(
 		 * Out of line attribute, cannot double split, but
 		 * make room for the attribute value itself.
 		 */
-		uint	dblocks = XFS_B_TO_FSB(mp, valuelen);
+		uint	dblocks = xfs_attr3_rmt_blocks(mp, valuelen);
 		nblks += dblocks;
 		nblks += XFS_NEXTENTADD_SPACE_RES(mp, dblocks, XFS_ATTR_FORK);
 	}
@@ -697,11 +697,22 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_addname(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 
 		trace_xfs_attr_leaf_replace(args);
 
+		/* save the attribute state for later removal*/
 		args->op_flags |= XFS_DA_OP_RENAME;	/* an atomic rename */
 		args->blkno2 = args->blkno;		/* set 2nd entry info*/
 		args->index2 = args->index;
 		args->rmtblkno2 = args->rmtblkno;
 		args->rmtblkcnt2 = args->rmtblkcnt;
+		args->rmtvaluelen2 = args->rmtvaluelen;
+
+		/*
+		 * clear the remote attr state now that it is saved so that the
+		 * values reflect the state of the attribute we are about to
+		 * add, not the attribute we just found and will remove later.
+		 */
+		args->rmtblkno = 0;
+		args->rmtblkcnt = 0;
+		args->rmtvaluelen = 0;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -793,6 +804,7 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_addname(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 		args->blkno = args->blkno2;
 		args->rmtblkno = args->rmtblkno2;
 		args->rmtblkcnt = args->rmtblkcnt2;
+		args->rmtvaluelen = args->rmtvaluelen2;
 		if (args->rmtblkno) {
 			error = xfs_attr_rmtval_remove(args);
 			if (error)
@@ -998,13 +1010,22 @@ restart:
 
 		trace_xfs_attr_node_replace(args);
 
+		/* save the attribute state for later removal*/
 		args->op_flags |= XFS_DA_OP_RENAME;	/* atomic rename op */
 		args->blkno2 = args->blkno;		/* set 2nd entry info*/
 		args->index2 = args->index;
 		args->rmtblkno2 = args->rmtblkno;
 		args->rmtblkcnt2 = args->rmtblkcnt;
+		args->rmtvaluelen2 = args->rmtvaluelen;
+
+		/*
+		 * clear the remote attr state now that it is saved so that the
+		 * values reflect the state of the attribute we are about to
+		 * add, not the attribute we just found and will remove later.
+		 */
 		args->rmtblkno = 0;
 		args->rmtblkcnt = 0;
+		args->rmtvaluelen = 0;
 	}
 
 	retval = xfs_attr3_leaf_add(blk->bp, state->args);
@@ -1132,6 +1153,7 @@ restart:
 		args->blkno = args->blkno2;
 		args->rmtblkno = args->rmtblkno2;
 		args->rmtblkcnt = args->rmtblkcnt2;
+		args->rmtvaluelen = args->rmtvaluelen2;
 		if (args->rmtblkno) {
 			error = xfs_attr_rmtval_remove(args);
 			if (error)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
index 7b126f46a2f9..6bad3ef656aa 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
@@ -1228,6 +1228,7 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_add_work(
 		name_rmt->valueblk = 0;
 		args->rmtblkno = 1;
 		args->rmtblkcnt = xfs_attr3_rmt_blocks(mp, args->valuelen);
+		args->rmtvaluelen = args->valuelen;
 	}
 	xfs_trans_log_buf(args->trans, bp,
 	     XFS_DA_LOGRANGE(leaf, xfs_attr3_leaf_name(leaf, args->index),
@@ -2166,11 +2167,11 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_lookup_int(
 			if (!xfs_attr_namesp_match(args->flags, entry->flags))
 				continue;
 			args->index = probe;
-			args->valuelen = be32_to_cpu(name_rmt->valuelen);
+			args->rmtvaluelen = be32_to_cpu(name_rmt->valuelen);
 			args->rmtblkno = be32_to_cpu(name_rmt->valueblk);
 			args->rmtblkcnt = xfs_attr3_rmt_blocks(
 							args->dp->i_mount,
-							args->valuelen);
+							args->rmtvaluelen);
 			return XFS_ERROR(EEXIST);
 		}
 	}
@@ -2219,19 +2220,19 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_getvalue(
 		name_rmt = xfs_attr3_leaf_name_remote(leaf, args->index);
 		ASSERT(name_rmt->namelen == args->namelen);
 		ASSERT(memcmp(args->name, name_rmt->name, args->namelen) == 0);
-		valuelen = be32_to_cpu(name_rmt->valuelen);
+		args->rmtvaluelen = be32_to_cpu(name_rmt->valuelen);
 		args->rmtblkno = be32_to_cpu(name_rmt->valueblk);
 		args->rmtblkcnt = xfs_attr3_rmt_blocks(args->dp->i_mount,
-						       valuelen);
+						       args->rmtvaluelen);
 		if (args->flags & ATTR_KERNOVAL) {
-			args->valuelen = valuelen;
+			args->valuelen = args->rmtvaluelen;
 			return 0;
 		}
-		if (args->valuelen < valuelen) {
-			args->valuelen = valuelen;
+		if (args->valuelen < args->rmtvaluelen) {
+			args->valuelen = args->rmtvaluelen;
 			return XFS_ERROR(ERANGE);
 		}
-		args->valuelen = valuelen;
+		args->valuelen = args->rmtvaluelen;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2518,7 +2519,7 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_clearflag(
 		ASSERT((entry->flags & XFS_ATTR_LOCAL) == 0);
 		name_rmt = xfs_attr3_leaf_name_remote(leaf, args->index);
 		name_rmt->valueblk = cpu_to_be32(args->rmtblkno);
-		name_rmt->valuelen = cpu_to_be32(args->valuelen);
+		name_rmt->valuelen = cpu_to_be32(args->rmtvaluelen);
 		xfs_trans_log_buf(args->trans, bp,
 			 XFS_DA_LOGRANGE(leaf, name_rmt, sizeof(*name_rmt)));
 	}
@@ -2676,7 +2677,7 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_flipflags(
 		ASSERT((entry1->flags & XFS_ATTR_LOCAL) == 0);
 		name_rmt = xfs_attr3_leaf_name_remote(leaf1, args->index);
 		name_rmt->valueblk = cpu_to_be32(args->rmtblkno);
-		name_rmt->valuelen = cpu_to_be32(args->valuelen);
+		name_rmt->valuelen = cpu_to_be32(args->rmtvaluelen);
 		xfs_trans_log_buf(args->trans, bp1,
 			 XFS_DA_LOGRANGE(leaf1, name_rmt, sizeof(*name_rmt)));
 	}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c
index 2d174b128153..27eba57b87b3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_list_int(
 				args.dp = context->dp;
 				args.whichfork = XFS_ATTR_FORK;
 				args.valuelen = valuelen;
+				args.rmtvaluelen = valuelen;
 				args.value = kmem_alloc(valuelen, KM_SLEEP | KM_NOFS);
 				args.rmtblkno = be32_to_cpu(name_rmt->valueblk);
 				args.rmtblkcnt = xfs_attr3_rmt_blocks(
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_remote.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
index 5549d69ddb45..1b38936acd3e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_get(
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp;
 	xfs_dablk_t		lblkno = args->rmtblkno;
 	__uint8_t		*dst = args->value;
-	int			valuelen = args->valuelen;
+	int			valuelen;
 	int			nmap;
 	int			error;
 	int			blkcnt = args->rmtblkcnt;
@@ -350,7 +350,9 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_get(
 	trace_xfs_attr_rmtval_get(args);
 
 	ASSERT(!(args->flags & ATTR_KERNOVAL));
+	ASSERT(args->rmtvaluelen == args->valuelen);
 
+	valuelen = args->rmtvaluelen;
 	while (valuelen > 0) {
 		nmap = ATTR_RMTVALUE_MAPSIZE;
 		error = xfs_bmapi_read(args->dp, (xfs_fileoff_t)lblkno,
@@ -418,7 +420,7 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_set(
 	 * attributes have headers, we can't just do a straight byte to FSB
 	 * conversion and have to take the header space into account.
 	 */
-	blkcnt = xfs_attr3_rmt_blocks(mp, args->valuelen);
+	blkcnt = xfs_attr3_rmt_blocks(mp, args->rmtvaluelen);
 	error = xfs_bmap_first_unused(args->trans, args->dp, blkcnt, &lfileoff,
 						   XFS_ATTR_FORK);
 	if (error)
@@ -483,7 +485,7 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_set(
 	 */
 	lblkno = args->rmtblkno;
 	blkcnt = args->rmtblkcnt;
-	valuelen = args->valuelen;
+	valuelen = args->rmtvaluelen;
 	while (valuelen > 0) {
 		struct xfs_buf	*bp;
 		xfs_daddr_t	dblkno;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.h
index 6e95ea79f5d7..201c6091d26a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.h
@@ -60,10 +60,12 @@ typedef struct xfs_da_args {
 	int		index;		/* index of attr of interest in blk */
 	xfs_dablk_t	rmtblkno;	/* remote attr value starting blkno */
 	int		rmtblkcnt;	/* remote attr value block count */
+	int		rmtvaluelen;	/* remote attr value length in bytes */
 	xfs_dablk_t	blkno2;		/* blkno of 2nd attr leaf of interest */
 	int		index2;		/* index of 2nd attr in blk */
 	xfs_dablk_t	rmtblkno2;	/* remote attr value starting blkno */
 	int		rmtblkcnt2;	/* remote attr value block count */
+	int		rmtvaluelen2;	/* remote attr value length in bytes */
 	int		op_flags;	/* operation flags */
 	enum xfs_dacmp	cmpresult;	/* name compare result for lookups */
 } xfs_da_args_t;
