diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index c243905835abd25b52eb8daf061b5f11b3a5708e..1f72c92173980851ebc023b83191ec53dc6710fd 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -675,9 +675,6 @@ xattr_resolve_name(const struct xattr_handler **handlers, const char **name)
 {
 	const struct xattr_handler *handler;
 
-	if (!*name)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-
 	for_each_xattr_handler(handlers, handler) {
 		const char *n;