diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 7e3ef3a..705f860 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@
 	inode->i_fop = &no_open_fops;
 	inode->__i_nlink = 1;
 	inode->i_opflags = 0;
+	if (sb->s_xattr)
+		inode->i_opflags |= IOP_XATTR;
 	i_uid_write(inode, 0);
 	i_gid_write(inode, 0);
 	atomic_set(&inode->i_writecount, 0);