diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index 786702273621..2609825d53ee 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -1861,6 +1861,20 @@ xfs_inodegc_worker(
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Expedite all pending inodegc work to run immediately. This does not wait for
+ * completion of the work.
+ */
+void
+xfs_inodegc_push(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
+{
+	if (!xfs_is_inodegc_enabled(mp))
+		return;
+	trace_xfs_inodegc_push(mp, __return_address);
+	xfs_inodegc_queue_all(mp);
+}
+
 /*
  * Force all currently queued inode inactivation work to run immediately and
  * wait for the work to finish.
@@ -1869,12 +1883,8 @@ void
 xfs_inodegc_flush(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
 {
-	if (!xfs_is_inodegc_enabled(mp))
-		return;
-
+	xfs_inodegc_push(mp);
 	trace_xfs_inodegc_flush(mp, __return_address);
-
-	xfs_inodegc_queue_all(mp);
 	flush_workqueue(mp->m_inodegc_wq);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
index 2e4cfddf8b8e..6cd180721659 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ void xfs_blockgc_stop(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_blockgc_start(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 
 void xfs_inodegc_worker(struct work_struct *work);
+void xfs_inodegc_push(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_inodegc_flush(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_inodegc_stop(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_inodegc_start(struct xfs_mount *mp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
index 74ac9ca9e119..392cb39cc10c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
@@ -454,9 +454,12 @@ xfs_qm_scall_getquota(
 	struct xfs_dquot	*dqp;
 	int			error;
 
-	/* Flush inodegc work at the start of a quota reporting scan. */
+	/*
+	 * Expedite pending inodegc work at the start of a quota reporting
+	 * scan but don't block waiting for it to complete.
+	 */
 	if (id == 0)
-		xfs_inodegc_flush(mp);
+		xfs_inodegc_push(mp);
 
 	/*
 	 * Try to get the dquot. We don't want it allocated on disk, so don't
@@ -498,7 +501,7 @@ xfs_qm_scall_getquota_next(
 
 	/* Flush inodegc work at the start of a quota reporting scan. */
 	if (*id == 0)
-		xfs_inodegc_flush(mp);
+		xfs_inodegc_push(mp);
 
 	error = xfs_qm_dqget_next(mp, *id, type, &dqp);
 	if (error)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index 90d9c419ecc5..aa977c7ea370 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -797,8 +797,11 @@ xfs_fs_statfs(
 	xfs_extlen_t		lsize;
 	int64_t			ffree;
 
-	/* Wait for whatever inactivations are in progress. */
-	xfs_inodegc_flush(mp);
+	/*
+	 * Expedite background inodegc but don't wait. We do not want to block
+	 * here waiting hours for a billion extent file to be truncated.
+	 */
+	xfs_inodegc_push(mp);
 
 	statp->f_type = XFS_SUPER_MAGIC;
 	statp->f_namelen = MAXNAMELEN - 1;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
index d32026585c1b..0fa1b7a2918c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(xfs_fs_class, name,					\
 	TP_PROTO(struct xfs_mount *mp, void *caller_ip), \
 	TP_ARGS(mp, caller_ip))
 DEFINE_FS_EVENT(xfs_inodegc_flush);
+DEFINE_FS_EVENT(xfs_inodegc_push);
 DEFINE_FS_EVENT(xfs_inodegc_start);
 DEFINE_FS_EVENT(xfs_inodegc_stop);
 DEFINE_FS_EVENT(xfs_inodegc_queue);