diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c
index 3aa85b64de36..bb25ff1b770d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ xchk_inode_flags(
 		goto bad;
 
 	/* rt flags require rt device */
-	if ((flags & (XFS_DIFLAG_REALTIME | XFS_DIFLAG_RTINHERIT)) &&
-	    !mp->m_rtdev_targp)
+	if ((flags & XFS_DIFLAG_REALTIME) && !mp->m_rtdev_targp)
 		goto bad;
 
 	/* new rt bitmap flag only valid for rbmino */