diff --git a/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4 b/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32f7deb77a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+dnl #
+dnl # 4.9 API change
+dnl # The inode_change_ok() function has been renamed setattr_prepare()
+dnl # and updated to take a dentry rather than an inode.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SETATTR_PREPARE],
+	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether setattr_prepare() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+	], [
+		struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
+		struct iattr *attr = NULL;
+		int error;
+
+		error = setattr_prepare(dentry, attr);
+	], [setattr_prepare], [fs/attr.c], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SETATTR_PREPARE, 1,
+		    [setattr_prepare() is available])
+	], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index a007a4c91e..290d71b5ee 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ENCODE_FH_WITH_INODE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_COMMIT_METADATA
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CLEAR_INODE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SETATTR_PREPARE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INSERT_INODE_LOCKED
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_MAKE_ROOT
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_OBTAIN_ALIAS
diff --git a/include/linux/vfs_compat.h b/include/linux/vfs_compat.h
index b4881a6c67..6fc1ec5beb 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfs_compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfs_compat.h
@@ -362,4 +362,15 @@ static inline struct inode *file_inode(const struct file *f)
 #define	zpl_follow_up(path)			follow_up(path)
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * 4.9 API change
+ */
+#ifndef HAVE_SETATTR_PREPARE
+static inline int
+setattr_prepare(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *ia)
+{
+	return (inode_change_ok(dentry->d_inode, ia));
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _ZFS_VFS_H */
diff --git a/module/zfs/zpl_inode.c b/module/zfs/zpl_inode.c
index d609f518bc..bd9324190f 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zpl_inode.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zpl_inode.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ zpl_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *ia)
 	int error;
 	fstrans_cookie_t cookie;
 
-	error = inode_change_ok(ip, ia);
+	error = setattr_prepare(dentry, ia);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);