diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index eef875da7c0b..839327f75e3d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -570,9 +570,15 @@ smb2_query_eas(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 
 	SMB2_close(xid, tcon, fid.persistent_fid, fid.volatile_fid);
 
+	/*
+	 * If ea_name is NULL (listxattr) and there are no EAs, return 0 as it's
+	 * not an error. Otherwise, the specified ea_name was not found.
+	 */
 	if (!rc)
 		rc = move_smb2_ea_to_cifs(ea_data, buf_size, smb2_data,
 					  SMB2_MAX_EA_BUF, ea_name);
+	else if (!ea_name && rc == -ENODATA)
+		rc = 0;
 
 	kfree(smb2_data);
 	return rc;