diff --git a/fs/9p/xattr.c b/fs/9p/xattr.c
index e00cf8109b3f..3c4572ef3a48 100644
--- a/fs/9p/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/9p/xattr.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ ssize_t v9fs_xattr_get(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
 	int ret;
 
-	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "name = %s value_len = %zu\n",
+	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "name = '%s' value_len = %zu\n",
 		 name, buffer_size);
 	fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(fid))
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ int v9fs_fid_xattr_set(struct p9_fid *fid, const char *name,
 
 ssize_t v9fs_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, size_t buffer_size)
 {
-	return v9fs_xattr_get(dentry, NULL, buffer, buffer_size);
+	/* Txattrwalk with an empty string lists xattrs instead */
+	return v9fs_xattr_get(dentry, "", buffer, buffer_size);
 }
 
 static int v9fs_xattr_handler_get(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 86bbc7147fc1..9c2bc15e3cfa 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@ struct p9_fid *p9_client_xattrwalk(struct p9_fid *file_fid,
 		goto error;
 	}
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_9P,
-		 ">>> TXATTRWALK file_fid %d, attr_fid %d name %s\n",
+		 ">>> TXATTRWALK file_fid %d, attr_fid %d name '%s'\n",
 		 file_fid->fid, attr_fid->fid, attr_name);
 
 	req = p9_client_rpc(clnt, P9_TXATTRWALK, "dds",