diff --git a/fs/afs/fs_operation.c b/fs/afs/fs_operation.c
index 97cab12b0a6c..71c58723763d 100644
--- a/fs/afs/fs_operation.c
+++ b/fs/afs/fs_operation.c
@@ -181,10 +181,13 @@ void afs_wait_for_operation(struct afs_operation *op)
 		if (test_bit(AFS_SERVER_FL_IS_YFS, &op->server->flags) &&
 		    op->ops->issue_yfs_rpc)
 			op->ops->issue_yfs_rpc(op);
-		else
+		else if (op->ops->issue_afs_rpc)
 			op->ops->issue_afs_rpc(op);
+		else
+			op->ac.error = -ENOTSUPP;
 
-		op->error = afs_wait_for_call_to_complete(op->call, &op->ac);
+		if (op->call)
+			op->error = afs_wait_for_call_to_complete(op->call, &op->ac);
 	}
 
 	switch (op->error) {
diff --git a/fs/afs/xattr.c b/fs/afs/xattr.c
index c629caae5002..4934e325a14a 100644
--- a/fs/afs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/afs/xattr.c
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ static int afs_xattr_get_yfs(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 			else
 				ret = -ERANGE;
 		}
+	} else if (ret == -ENOTSUPP) {
+		ret = -ENODATA;
 	}
 
 error_yacl:
@@ -256,6 +258,7 @@ static int afs_xattr_set_yfs(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 {
 	struct afs_operation *op;
 	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(inode);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (flags == XATTR_CREATE ||
 	    strcmp(name, "acl") != 0)
@@ -270,7 +273,10 @@ static int afs_xattr_set_yfs(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 		return afs_put_operation(op);
 
 	op->ops = &yfs_store_opaque_acl2_operation;
-	return afs_do_sync_operation(op);
+	ret = afs_do_sync_operation(op);
+	if (ret == -ENOTSUPP)
+		ret = -ENODATA;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct xattr_handler afs_xattr_yfs_handler = {