2 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ntfs/ChangeLog b/fs/ntfs/ChangeLog
index cd348f0b90e5..868871cb9c6e 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/ChangeLog
+++ b/fs/ntfs/ChangeLog
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ ToDo/Notes:
           checked and set in the ntfs inode as done for compressed files and
           the compressed size needs to be used for vfs inode->i_blocks instead
           of the allocated size, again, as done for compressed files.
+        - Add AT_EA in addition to AT_DATA to whitelist for being allowed to
+          be non-resident in fs/ntfs/attrib.c::ntfs_attr_can_be_non_resident().
 
 2.1.22 - Many bug and race fixes and error handling improvements.
 
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
index 7a16f7ca76d8..fa464fce2261 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
@@ -1049,10 +1049,11 @@ int ntfs_attr_can_be_non_resident(const ntfs_volume *vol, const ATTR_TYPE type)
         ATTR_DEF *ad;
 
         /*
-         * $DATA is always allowed to be non-resident even if $AttrDef does not
-         * specify this in the flags of the $DATA attribute definition record.
+         * $DATA and $EA are always allowed to be non-resident even if $AttrDef
+         * does not specify this in the flags of the $DATA attribute definition
+         * record.
          */
-        if (type == AT_DATA)
+        if (type == AT_DATA || type == AT_EA)
                 return 0;
         /* Find the attribute definition record in $AttrDef. */
         ad = ntfs_attr_find_in_attrdef(vol, type);