diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c b/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
index 71e7d0f..78fc3cd 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
@@ -2903,3 +2903,67 @@
 	else
 		igeo->ialloc_align = 0;
 }
+
+/* Compute the location of the root directory inode that is laid out by mkfs. */
+xfs_ino_t
+xfs_ialloc_calc_rootino(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	int			sunit)
+{
+	struct xfs_ino_geometry	*igeo = M_IGEO(mp);
+	xfs_agblock_t		first_bno;
+
+	/*
+	 * Pre-calculate the geometry of AG 0.  We know what it looks like
+	 * because libxfs knows how to create allocation groups now.
+	 *
+	 * first_bno is the first block in which mkfs could possibly have
+	 * allocated the root directory inode, once we factor in the metadata
+	 * that mkfs formats before it.  Namely, the four AG headers...
+	 */
+	first_bno = howmany(4 * mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize, mp->m_sb.sb_blocksize);
+
+	/* ...the two free space btree roots... */
+	first_bno += 2;
+
+	/* ...the inode btree root... */
+	first_bno += 1;
+
+	/* ...the initial AGFL... */
+	first_bno += xfs_alloc_min_freelist(mp, NULL);
+
+	/* ...the free inode btree root... */
+	if (xfs_sb_version_hasfinobt(&mp->m_sb))
+		first_bno++;
+
+	/* ...the reverse mapping btree root... */
+	if (xfs_sb_version_hasrmapbt(&mp->m_sb))
+		first_bno++;
+
+	/* ...the reference count btree... */
+	if (xfs_sb_version_hasreflink(&mp->m_sb))
+		first_bno++;
+
+	/*
+	 * ...and the log, if it is allocated in the first allocation group.
+	 *
+	 * This can happens with filesystems that only have a single
+	 * allocation group, or very odd geometries created by old mkfs
+	 * versions on very small filesystems.
+	 */
+	if (mp->m_sb.sb_logstart &&
+	    XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_logstart) == 0)
+		 first_bno += mp->m_sb.sb_logblocks;
+
+	/*
+	 * Now round first_bno up to whatever allocation alignment is given
+	 * by the filesystem or was passed in.
+	 */
+	if (xfs_sb_version_hasdalign(&mp->m_sb) && igeo->ialloc_align > 0)
+		first_bno = roundup(first_bno, sunit);
+	else if (xfs_sb_version_hasalign(&mp->m_sb) &&
+			mp->m_sb.sb_inoalignmt > 1)
+		first_bno = roundup(first_bno, mp->m_sb.sb_inoalignmt);
+
+	return XFS_AGINO_TO_INO(mp, 0, XFS_AGB_TO_AGINO(mp, first_bno));
+}
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.h b/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.h
index 323592d..72b3468 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.h
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.h
@@ -152,5 +152,6 @@
 
 int xfs_ialloc_cluster_alignment(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_ialloc_setup_geometry(struct xfs_mount *mp);
+xfs_ino_t xfs_ialloc_calc_rootino(struct xfs_mount *mp, int sunit);
 
 #endif	/* __XFS_IALLOC_H__ */