diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
index c779844..2237e10 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@
 	if (!dentry->d_inode)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!reiserfs_xattrs(dentry->d_sb) ||
+	if (!dentry->d_sb->s_xattr ||
 	    get_inode_sd_version(dentry->d_inode) == STAT_DATA_V1)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;