diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
index 4b85c15..3476e8c 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -259,10 +259,8 @@ static int ext2_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct vfsmount *vfs)
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR
 	if (test_opt(sb, XATTR_USER))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",user_xattr");
-	if (!test_opt(sb, XATTR_USER) &&
-	    (def_mount_opts & EXT2_DEFM_XATTR_USER)) {
+	if (!test_opt(sb, XATTR_USER))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",nouser_xattr");
-	}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL
@@ -827,8 +825,8 @@ static int ext2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	if (def_mount_opts & EXT2_DEFM_UID16)
 		set_opt(sbi->s_mount_opt, NO_UID32);
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR
-	if (def_mount_opts & EXT2_DEFM_XATTR_USER)
-		set_opt(sbi->s_mount_opt, XATTR_USER);
+	/* always enable user xattrs */
+	set_opt(sbi->s_mount_opt, XATTR_USER);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL
 	if (def_mount_opts & EXT2_DEFM_ACL)
diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 5e56315..62fff74 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -655,10 +655,8 @@ static int ext3_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct vfsmount *vfs)
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR
 	if (test_opt(sb, XATTR_USER))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",user_xattr");
-	if (!test_opt(sb, XATTR_USER) &&
-	    (def_mount_opts & EXT3_DEFM_XATTR_USER)) {
+	if (!test_opt(sb, XATTR_USER))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",nouser_xattr");
-	}
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL
 	if (test_opt(sb, POSIX_ACL))
@@ -1699,8 +1697,8 @@ static int ext3_fill_super (struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	if (def_mount_opts & EXT3_DEFM_UID16)
 		set_opt(sbi->s_mount_opt, NO_UID32);
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR
-	if (def_mount_opts & EXT3_DEFM_XATTR_USER)
-		set_opt(sbi->s_mount_opt, XATTR_USER);
+	/* always enable user xattrs */
+	set_opt(sbi->s_mount_opt, XATTR_USER);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL
 	if (def_mount_opts & EXT3_DEFM_ACL)
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/super.c b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
index 0886e50f..636bb35 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
@@ -1664,6 +1664,10 @@ static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 	REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt |= (1 << REISERFS_SMALLTAIL);
 	REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt |= (1 << REISERFS_ERROR_RO);
 	REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt |= (1 << REISERFS_BARRIER_FLUSH);
+#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR
+	/* turn on user xattrs by default */
+	REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt |= (1 << REISERFS_XATTRS_USER);
+#endif
 	/* no preallocation minimum, be smart in
 	   reiserfs_file_write instead */
 	REISERFS_SB(s)->s_alloc_options.preallocmin = 0;