diff --git a/src/restic/node.go b/src/restic/node.go
index 1512848c8..5e7e35a1f 100644
--- a/src/restic/node.go
+++ b/src/restic/node.go
@@ -604,19 +604,29 @@ func (node *Node) fillExtendedAttributes(path string) error {
 	if node.Type == "symlink" {
 		return nil
 	}
+
 	xattrs, err := Listxattr(path)
-	if err == nil {
-		node.ExtendedAttributes = make([]ExtendedAttribute, len(xattrs))
-		for i, attr := range xattrs {
-			attrVal, err := Getxattr(path, attr)
-			if err != nil {
-				return errors.Errorf("can not obtain extended attribute %v for %v:\n", attr, path)
-			}
-			node.ExtendedAttributes[i].Name = attr
-			node.ExtendedAttributes[i].Value = attrVal
-		}
+	debug.Log("fillExtendedAttributes(%v) %v %v", path, xattrs, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	return err
+
+	node.ExtendedAttributes = make([]ExtendedAttribute, 0, len(xattrs))
+	for _, attr := range xattrs {
+		attrVal, err := Getxattr(path, attr)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "can not obtain extended attribute %v for %v:\n", attr, path)
+			continue
+		}
+		attr := ExtendedAttribute{
+			Name:  attr,
+			Value: attrVal,
+		}
+
+		node.ExtendedAttributes = append(node.ExtendedAttributes, attr)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 type statT interface {
diff --git a/src/restic/node_xattr.go b/src/restic/node_xattr.go
index 1b5f085d8..ae1c6443f 100644
--- a/src/restic/node_xattr.go
+++ b/src/restic/node_xattr.go
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 package restic
 
 import (
-	"github.com/ivaxer/go-xattr"
 	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/xattr"
 )
 
 // Getxattr retrieves extended attribute data associated with path.
 func Getxattr(path, name string) ([]byte, error) {
-	b, e := xattr.Get(path, name)
+	b, e := xattr.Getxattr(path, name)
 	if e == syscall.ENOTSUP {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func Getxattr(path, name string) ([]byte, error) {
 // Listxattr retrieves a list of names of extended attributes associated with the
 // given path in the file system.
 func Listxattr(path string) ([]string, error) {
-	s, e := xattr.List(path)
+	s, e := xattr.Listxattr(path)
 	if e == syscall.ENOTSUP {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func Listxattr(path string) ([]string, error) {
 
 // Setxattr associates name and data together as an attribute of path.
 func Setxattr(path, name string, data []byte) error {
-	e := xattr.Set(path, name, data)
+	e := xattr.Setxattr(path, name, data)
 	if e == syscall.ENOTSUP {
 		return nil
 	}