diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/xattr.c b/fs/cachefiles/xattr.c
index 4dd8a993c60a..7c6f260a3be5 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/xattr.c
@@ -64,9 +64,15 @@ int cachefiles_set_object_xattr(struct cachefiles_object *object)
 		memcpy(buf->data, fscache_get_aux(object->cookie), len);
 
 	ret = cachefiles_inject_write_error();
-	if (ret == 0)
-		ret = vfs_setxattr(&nop_mnt_idmap, dentry, cachefiles_xattr_cache,
-				   buf, sizeof(struct cachefiles_xattr) + len, 0);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		ret = mnt_want_write_file(file);
+		if (ret == 0) {
+			ret = vfs_setxattr(&nop_mnt_idmap, dentry,
+					   cachefiles_xattr_cache, buf,
+					   sizeof(struct cachefiles_xattr) + len, 0);
+			mnt_drop_write_file(file);
+		}
+	}
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		trace_cachefiles_vfs_error(object, file_inode(file), ret,
 					   cachefiles_trace_setxattr_error);
@@ -151,8 +157,14 @@ int cachefiles_remove_object_xattr(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = cachefiles_inject_remove_error();
-	if (ret == 0)
-		ret = vfs_removexattr(&nop_mnt_idmap, dentry, cachefiles_xattr_cache);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		ret = mnt_want_write(cache->mnt);
+		if (ret == 0) {
+			ret = vfs_removexattr(&nop_mnt_idmap, dentry,
+					      cachefiles_xattr_cache);
+			mnt_drop_write(cache->mnt);
+		}
+	}
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		trace_cachefiles_vfs_error(object, d_inode(dentry), ret,
 					   cachefiles_trace_remxattr_error);
@@ -208,9 +220,15 @@ bool cachefiles_set_volume_xattr(struct cachefiles_volume *volume)
 	memcpy(buf->data, p, volume->vcookie->coherency_len);
 
 	ret = cachefiles_inject_write_error();
-	if (ret == 0)
-		ret = vfs_setxattr(&nop_mnt_idmap, dentry, cachefiles_xattr_cache,
-				   buf, len, 0);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		ret = mnt_want_write(volume->cache->mnt);
+		if (ret == 0) {
+			ret = vfs_setxattr(&nop_mnt_idmap, dentry,
+					   cachefiles_xattr_cache,
+					   buf, len, 0);
+			mnt_drop_write(volume->cache->mnt);
+		}
+	}
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		trace_cachefiles_vfs_error(NULL, d_inode(dentry), ret,
 					   cachefiles_trace_setxattr_error);