diff --git a/libntfs-3g/ea.c b/libntfs-3g/ea.c
index 32cccdad..f03378bc 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/ea.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/ea.c
@@ -293,12 +293,11 @@ int ntfs_set_ntfs_ea(ntfs_inode *ni, const char *value, size_t size, int flags)
 			}
 		}
 		/*
-		 * EA and REPARSE_POINT exclude each other
-		 * see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa364404(v=vs.85).aspx
-		 * Also return EINVAL if REPARSE_POINT is present.
+		 * EA and REPARSE_POINT compatibility not checked any more,
+		 * required by Windows 10, but having both may lead to
+		 * problems with earlier versions.
 		 */
-		if (ok
-		    && !ntfs_attr_exist(ni, AT_REPARSE_POINT, AT_UNNAMED,0)) {
+		if (ok) {
 			ea_info.ea_length = cpu_to_le16(ea_packed);
 			ea_info.need_ea_count = cpu_to_le16(ea_count);
 			ea_info.ea_query_length = cpu_to_le32(nextoffs);
diff --git a/libntfs-3g/reparse.c b/libntfs-3g/reparse.c
index d8415aa5..fbdc7ca1 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/reparse.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/reparse.c
@@ -1197,11 +1197,12 @@ int ntfs_set_ntfs_reparse_data(ntfs_inode *ni,
 	ntfs_index_context *xr;
 
 	res = 0;
-			/* reparse data is not compatible with EA */
-	if (ni
-	    && !ntfs_attr_exist(ni, AT_EA_INFORMATION, AT_UNNAMED, 0)
-	    && !ntfs_attr_exist(ni, AT_EA, AT_UNNAMED, 0)
-	    && valid_reparse_data(ni, (const REPARSE_POINT*)value, size)) {
+			/*
+			 * reparse data compatibily with EA is not checked
+			 * any more, it is required by Windows 10, but may
+			 * lead to problems with earlier versions.
+			 */
+	if (ni && valid_reparse_data(ni, (const REPARSE_POINT*)value, size)) {
 		xr = open_reparse_index(ni->vol);
 		if (xr) {
 			if (!ntfs_attr_exist(ni,AT_REPARSE_POINT,