diff --git a/src/dll/fuse/fuse_intf.c b/src/dll/fuse/fuse_intf.c
index 24ae44d7..5ee5d739 100644
--- a/src/dll/fuse/fuse_intf.c
+++ b/src/dll/fuse/fuse_intf.c
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ static NTSTATUS fsp_fuse_intf_Create(FSP_FILE_SYSTEM *FileSystem,
         {
             Result = FspFileSystemEnumerateEa(FileSystem,
                 fsp_fuse_intf_SetEaEntry, contexthdr->PosixPath, ExtraBuffer, ExtraLength);
-            if (!NT_SUCCESS(Result))
+            if (!NT_SUCCESS(Result) && STATUS_INVALID_DEVICE_REQUEST != Result)
                 goto exit;
         }
         else
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ static NTSTATUS fsp_fuse_intf_Overwrite(FSP_FILE_SYSTEM *FileSystem,
 
         Result = FspFileSystemEnumerateEa(FileSystem,
             fsp_fuse_intf_SetEaEntry, filedesc->PosixPath, Ea, EaLength);
-        if (!NT_SUCCESS(Result))
+        if (!NT_SUCCESS(Result) && STATUS_INVALID_DEVICE_REQUEST != Result)
             return Result;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/dll/fuse/fuse_loop.c b/src/dll/fuse/fuse_loop.c
index 7da22a8a..7cb78186 100644
--- a/src/dll/fuse/fuse_loop.c
+++ b/src/dll/fuse/fuse_loop.c
@@ -188,7 +188,15 @@ static NTSTATUS fsp_fuse_loop_start(struct fuse *f)
         f->VolumeParams.PostDispositionWhenNecessaryOnly = 1;
     if (0 != f->ops.listxattr && 0 != f->ops.getxattr &&
         0 != f->ops.setxattr && 0 != f->ops.removexattr)
-        f->VolumeParams.ExtendedAttributes = 1;
+    {
+        char buf[1024];
+        int err;
+
+        /* if this fails with ENOSYS, then no EA support */
+        err = f->ops.getxattr("/",
+            "non-existant-a11ec902d22f4ec49003af15282d3b00", buf, sizeof buf);
+        f->VolumeParams.ExtendedAttributes = -ENOSYS_(f->env) != err;
+    }
 
     /* the FSD does not currently limit these VolumeParams fields; do so here! */
     if (f->VolumeParams.SectorSize < FSP_FUSE_SECTORSIZE_MIN ||