diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
index e1051a530a50..10a3a5160f4e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -512,9 +512,6 @@ xfs_fileattr_get(
 {
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = XFS_I(d_inode(dentry));
 
-	if (d_is_special(dentry))
-		return -ENOTTY;
-
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
 	xfs_fill_fsxattr(ip, XFS_DATA_FORK, fa);
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
@@ -736,9 +733,6 @@ xfs_fileattr_set(
 
 	trace_xfs_ioctl_setattr(ip);
 
-	if (d_is_special(dentry))
-		return -ENOTTY;
-
 	if (!fa->fsx_valid) {
 		if (fa->flags & ~(FS_IMMUTABLE_FL | FS_APPEND_FL |
 				  FS_NOATIME_FL | FS_NODUMP_FL |