diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index d8bebd757af3..d7dc669d84c5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -10883,7 +10883,7 @@ const struct nfs4_minor_version_ops *nfs_v4_minor_ops[] = {
 
 static ssize_t nfs4_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list, size_t size)
 {
-	ssize_t error, error2, error3, error4;
+	ssize_t error, error2, error3, error4 = 0;
 	size_t left = size;
 
 	error = generic_listxattr(dentry, list, left);
@@ -10911,9 +10911,11 @@ static ssize_t nfs4_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list, size_t size)
 		left -= error3;
 	}
 
-	error4 = security_inode_listsecurity(d_inode(dentry), list, left);
-	if (error4 < 0)
-		return error4;
+	if (!nfs_server_capable(d_inode(dentry), NFS_CAP_SECURITY_LABEL)) {
+		error4 = security_inode_listsecurity(d_inode(dentry), list, left);
+		if (error4 < 0)
+			return error4;
+	}
 
 	error += error2 + error3 + error4;
 	if (size && error > size)