diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_xattr.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_xattr.c
index b54a0d2f89ad..ab7f8db79b80 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_xattr.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_xattr.c
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ struct setxattr_args {
 static char *extattr_namespace_names[] = EXTATTR_NAMESPACE_NAMES;
 
 
+static int
+error_to_xattrerror(int error)
+{
+
+	return (error == EPERM ? ENOTSUP : error);
+}
+
 static int
 xatrr_to_extattr(const char *uattrname, int *attrnamespace, char *attrname)
 {
@@ -172,7 +179,7 @@ listxattr(struct thread *td, struct listxattr_args *args)
 	if (error == 0)
 		td->td_retval[0] = cnt;
 	free(data, M_LINUX);
-	return (error);
+	return (error_to_xattrerror(error));
 }
 
 int
@@ -228,8 +235,9 @@ linux_path_removexattr(struct thread *td, const char *upath, const char *uname,
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 
-	return (kern_extattr_delete_path(td, upath, attrnamespace,
-	    attrname, follow, UIO_USERSPACE));
+	error = kern_extattr_delete_path(td, upath, attrnamespace,
+	    attrname, follow, UIO_USERSPACE);
+	return (error_to_xattrerror(error));
 }
 
 int
@@ -257,8 +265,8 @@ linux_fremovexattr(struct thread *td, struct linux_fremovexattr_args *args)
 	error = xatrr_to_extattr(args->name, &attrnamespace, attrname);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
-	return (kern_extattr_delete_fd(td, args->fd, attrnamespace,
-	    attrname));
+	error = kern_extattr_delete_fd(td, args->fd, attrnamespace, attrname);
+	return (error_to_xattrerror(error));
 }
 
 static int
@@ -272,8 +280,9 @@ linux_path_getxattr(struct thread *td, const char *upath, const char *uname,
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 
-	return (kern_extattr_get_path(td, upath, attrnamespace,
-	    attrname, value, size, follow, UIO_USERSPACE));
+	error = kern_extattr_get_path(td, upath, attrnamespace,
+	    attrname, value, size, follow, UIO_USERSPACE);
+	return (error_to_xattrerror(error));
 }
 
 int
@@ -301,8 +310,9 @@ linux_fgetxattr(struct thread *td, struct linux_fgetxattr_args *args)
 	error = xatrr_to_extattr(args->name, &attrnamespace, attrname);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
-	return (kern_extattr_get_fd(td, args->fd, attrnamespace,
-	    attrname, args->value, args->size));
+	error = kern_extattr_get_fd(td, args->fd, attrnamespace,
+	    attrname, args->value, args->size);
+	return (error_to_xattrerror(error));
 }
 
 static int
@@ -344,7 +354,7 @@ setxattr(struct thread *td, struct setxattr_args *args)
 		    attrname, args->value, args->size);
 out:
 	td->td_retval[0] = 0;
-	return (error);
+	return (error_to_xattrerror(error));
 }
 
 int