diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_group.c b/libxfs/xfs_group.c
index 80b6993..b7ac9db 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_group.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_group.c
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@
 
 	xfs_defer_drain_free(&xg->xg_intents_drain);
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-	kfree(xg->xg_busy_extents);
+	if (xfs_group_has_extent_busy(xg->xg_mount, xg->xg_type))
+		kfree(xg->xg_busy_extents);
 #endif
 
 	if (uninit)
@@ -187,9 +188,11 @@
 	xg->xg_type = type;
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-	xg->xg_busy_extents = xfs_extent_busy_alloc();
-	if (!xg->xg_busy_extents)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (xfs_group_has_extent_busy(mp, type)) {
+		xg->xg_busy_extents = xfs_extent_busy_alloc();
+		if (!xg->xg_busy_extents)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 	spin_lock_init(&xg->xg_state_lock);
 	xfs_hooks_init(&xg->xg_rmap_update_hooks);
 #endif
@@ -208,7 +211,8 @@
 out_drain:
 	xfs_defer_drain_free(&xg->xg_intents_drain);
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-	kfree(xg->xg_busy_extents);
+	if (xfs_group_has_extent_busy(xg->xg_mount, xg->xg_type))
+		kfree(xg->xg_busy_extents);
 #endif
 	return error;
 }