diff --git a/config/kernel-xattr-handler.m4 b/config/kernel-xattr-handler.m4
index ce18eaf9c..300cb0ba8 100644
--- a/config/kernel-xattr-handler.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-xattr-handler.m4
@@ -57,6 +57,31 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_XATTR_HANDLER_NAME], [
 	])
 ])
 
+dnl #
+dnl # 4.9 API change,
+dnl # iops->{set,get,remove}xattr and generic_{set,get,remove}xattr are
+dnl # removed. xattr operations will directly go through sb->s_xattr.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_HAVE_GENERIC_SETXATTR], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether generic_setxattr() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+		#include <linux/xattr.h>
+
+		static const struct inode_operations
+		    iops __attribute__ ((unused)) = {
+			.setxattr = generic_setxattr
+		};
+	],[
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GENERIC_SETXATTR, 1,
+		    [generic_setxattr() exists])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
+
 dnl #
 dnl # Supported xattr handler get() interfaces checked newest to oldest.
 dnl #
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index 37635256b..66e97c250 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUID_HELPERS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MODULE_PARAM_CALL_CONST
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RENAME_WANTS_FLAGS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_HAVE_GENERIC_SETXATTR
 
 	AS_IF([test "$LINUX_OBJ" != "$LINUX"], [
 		KERNELMAKE_PARAMS="$KERNELMAKE_PARAMS O=$LINUX_OBJ"
diff --git a/module/zfs/zpl_inode.c b/module/zfs/zpl_inode.c
index 113885ead..f59f2df97 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zpl_inode.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zpl_inode.c
@@ -664,9 +664,11 @@ zpl_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 const struct inode_operations zpl_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr	= zpl_setattr,
 	.getattr	= zpl_getattr,
+#ifdef HAVE_GENERIC_SETXATTR
 	.setxattr	= generic_setxattr,
 	.getxattr	= generic_getxattr,
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
+#endif
 	.listxattr	= zpl_xattr_list,
 #ifdef HAVE_INODE_TRUNCATE_RANGE
 	.truncate_range = zpl_truncate_range,
@@ -701,9 +703,11 @@ const struct inode_operations zpl_dir_inode_operations = {
 #endif
 	.setattr	= zpl_setattr,
 	.getattr	= zpl_getattr,
+#ifdef HAVE_GENERIC_SETXATTR
 	.setxattr	= generic_setxattr,
 	.getxattr	= generic_getxattr,
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
+#endif
 	.listxattr	= zpl_xattr_list,
 #if defined(CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL)
 #if defined(HAVE_GET_ACL)
@@ -728,18 +732,22 @@ const struct inode_operations zpl_symlink_inode_operations = {
 #endif
 	.setattr	= zpl_setattr,
 	.getattr	= zpl_getattr,
+#ifdef HAVE_GENERIC_SETXATTR
 	.setxattr	= generic_setxattr,
 	.getxattr	= generic_getxattr,
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
+#endif
 	.listxattr	= zpl_xattr_list,
 };
 
 const struct inode_operations zpl_special_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr	= zpl_setattr,
 	.getattr	= zpl_getattr,
+#ifdef HAVE_GENERIC_SETXATTR
 	.setxattr	= generic_setxattr,
 	.getxattr	= generic_getxattr,
 	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
+#endif
 	.listxattr	= zpl_xattr_list,
 #if defined(CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL)
 #if defined(HAVE_GET_ACL)