diff --git a/source3/modules/vfs_acl_xattr.c b/source3/modules/vfs_acl_xattr.c
index 80779cd9577..82eef211b4b 100644
--- a/source3/modules/vfs_acl_xattr.c
+++ b/source3/modules/vfs_acl_xattr.c
@@ -278,6 +278,12 @@ static int connect_acl_xattr(struct vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int acl_xattr_unlink(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
+                        const struct smb_filename *smb_fname)
+{
+	return unlink_acl_common(handle, smb_fname);
+}
+
 static int acl_xattr_unlinkat(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
                         struct files_struct *dirfsp,
                         const struct smb_filename *smb_fname,
@@ -332,7 +338,7 @@ static NTSTATUS acl_xattr_fset_nt_acl(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 static struct vfs_fn_pointers vfs_acl_xattr_fns = {
 	.connect_fn = connect_acl_xattr,
 	.rmdir_fn = rmdir_acl_common,
-	.unlink_fn = unlink_acl_common,
+	.unlink_fn = acl_xattr_unlink,
 	.unlinkat_fn = acl_xattr_unlinkat,
 	.chmod_fn = chmod_acl_module_common,
 	.fchmod_fn = fchmod_acl_module_common,