diff --git a/src/lowntfs-3g.c b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
index 0660439b..b553838b 100644
--- a/src/lowntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
@@ -3152,7 +3152,7 @@ static ntfs_inode *ntfs_check_access_xattr(fuse_req_t req,
 		|| !(ctx->secure_flags & (1 << SECURITY_ACL))
 		|| (setting && ctx->inherit))
 	    && foracl) {
-		if (ctx->silent)
+		if (ctx->silent && !ctx->security.mapping[MAPUSERS])
 			errno = 0;
 		else
 			errno = EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/src/ntfs-3g.c b/src/ntfs-3g.c
index 4e0912ae..1631a224 100644
--- a/src/ntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/ntfs-3g.c
@@ -2879,7 +2879,7 @@ static ntfs_inode *ntfs_check_access_xattr(struct SECURITY_CONTEXT *security,
 			|| !(ctx->secure_flags & (1 << SECURITY_ACL))
 			|| (setting && ctx->inherit))
 		    && foracl) {
-			if (ctx->silent)
+			if (ctx->silent && !ctx->security.mapping[MAPUSERS])
 				errno = 0;
 			else
 				errno = EOPNOTSUPP;