diff --git a/fs/erofs/xattr.c b/fs/erofs/xattr.c
index a13a78725c57..b766c3ee5fa8 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/xattr.c
@@ -649,6 +649,8 @@ ssize_t erofs_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct listxattr_iter it;
 
 	ret = init_inode_xattrs(d_inode(dentry));
+	if (ret == -ENOATTR)
+		return 0;
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;