diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index d9f035610f0b..0705801a62cc 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ vfs_setxattr(const struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 	const void  *orig_value = value;
 	int error;
 
-	if (size && strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_CAPS) == 0) {
+	if (strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_CAPS) == 0) {
 		error = cap_convert_nscap(idmap, dentry, &value, size);
 		if (error < 0)
 			return error;