diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 0eab64792aab..6f66f8818ed0 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -717,7 +717,8 @@ xfs_inode_inherit_flags(
 		if (pip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_PROJINHERIT)
 			di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_PROJINHERIT;
 	} else if (S_ISREG(mode)) {
-		if (pip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_RTINHERIT)
+		if ((pip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_RTINHERIT) &&
+		    xfs_sb_version_hasrealtime(&ip->i_mount->m_sb))
 			di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_REALTIME;
 		if (pip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_EXTSZINHERIT) {
 			di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_EXTSIZE;