diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a35f9f0a..34e0a0f8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ AC_HEADER_STDC
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS( \
   getopt.h \
   pthread.h \
+  sys/xattr.h \
 )
 
 ##
diff --git a/tests/user/tsetxattr.c b/tests/user/tsetxattr.c
index 5e3c1bf3..6205c21a 100644
--- a/tests/user/tsetxattr.c
+++ b/tests/user/tsetxattr.c
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <libgen.h>
-#include <attr/xattr.h>
+#if HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H
+    #include <sys/xattr.h>
+#else
+    #include <attr/xattr.h>
+#endif
 
 
 #include "9p.h"
diff --git a/tests/user/txattr.c b/tests/user/txattr.c
index ac80e8d5..35a294a6 100644
--- a/tests/user/txattr.c
+++ b/tests/user/txattr.c
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <attr/xattr.h>
+#if HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H
+    #include <sys/xattr.h>
+#else
+    #include <attr/xattr.h>
+#endif
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <libgen.h>