diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_dir.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_dir.c
index 82b32d1cc3..8ad5454b5a 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_dir.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_dir.c
@@ -1066,9 +1066,6 @@ zfs_make_xattrdir(znode_t *zp, vattr_t *vap, znode_t **xzpp, cred_t *cr)
 
 	*xzpp = NULL;
 
-	if ((error = zfs_zaccess(zp, ACE_WRITE_NAMED_ATTRS, 0, B_FALSE, cr)))
-		return (error);
-
 	if ((error = zfs_acl_ids_create(zp, IS_XATTR, vap, cr, NULL,
 	    &acl_ids)) != 0)
 		return (error);
diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vnops_os.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vnops_os.c
index 796a86c25a..ae0401e60e 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vnops_os.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vnops_os.c
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ zfs_create(znode_t *dzp, char *name, vattr_t *vap, int excl,
 	boolean_t	fuid_dirtied;
 	boolean_t	have_acl = B_FALSE;
 	boolean_t	waited = B_FALSE;
+	boolean_t	skip_acl = (flag & ATTR_NOACLCHECK) ? B_TRUE : B_FALSE;
 
 	/*
 	 * If we have an ephemeral id, ACL, or XVATTR then
@@ -651,7 +652,7 @@ top:
 		 * Create a new file object and update the directory
 		 * to reference it.
 		 */
-		if ((error = zfs_zaccess(dzp, ACE_ADD_FILE, 0, B_FALSE, cr))) {
+		if ((error = zfs_zaccess(dzp, ACE_ADD_FILE, 0, skip_acl, cr))) {
 			if (have_acl)
 				zfs_acl_ids_free(&acl_ids);
 			goto out;
diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/zpl_xattr.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/zpl_xattr.c
index bd5d5803fb..9d758d2d0e 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/zpl_xattr.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/zpl_xattr.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ zpl_xattr_set_dir(struct inode *ip, const char *name, const void *value,
 		vap->va_gid = crgetgid(cr);
 
 		error = -zfs_create(dxzp, (char *)name, vap, 0, 0644, &xzp,
-		    cr, 0, NULL);
+		    cr, ATTR_NOACLCHECK, NULL);
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/acl/posix/posix_004_pos.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/acl/posix/posix_004_pos.ksh
index 6c6b592fbb..8aa2cf4960 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/acl/posix/posix_004_pos.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/acl/posix/posix_004_pos.ksh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 # STRATEGY:
 #	1. Prepare an appropriate ACL on the test directory
 #	2. Change the owner of the directory
+#	3. Reset and set the ACLs for test directory owned by the user
 #
 
 verify_runnable "both"
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ log_must setfacl -d -m u:$ZFS_ACL_STAFF1:rwx $TESTDIR
 log_must setfacl -b $TESTDIR
 
 log_must chown $ZFS_ACL_STAFF1 $TESTDIR
+log_must setfacl -b $TESTDIR
+log_must setfacl -d -m u:$ZFS_ACL_STAFF1:rwx $TESTDIR
 log_must chown 0 $TESTDIR
 
 log_pass "chown works with POSIX ACLs"