diff --git a/common/rc b/common/rc
index a585eb59..72ea9ebf 100644
--- a/common/rc
+++ b/common/rc
@@ -1132,6 +1132,23 @@ _require_projid32bit()
 	   || _notrun "mkfs.xfs doesn't have projid32bit feature"
 }
 
+# this test requires the crc feature to be available in mkfs.xfs
+#
+_require_xfs_mkfs_crc()
+{
+	_scratch_mkfs_xfs -f -m crc=1 >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+	   || _notrun "mkfs.xfs doesn't have crc feature"
+}
+
+# this test requires the xfs kernel support crc feature
+#
+_require_xfs_crc()
+{
+	_scratch_mount >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+	   || _notrun "Kernel doesn't support crc feature"
+	umount $SCRATCH_MNT
+}
+
 # this test requires that external log/realtime devices are not in use
 #
 _require_nonexternal()