diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 1cdc043..ee5effa 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@
 
 config JFFS2_FS_XATTR
 	bool "JFFS2 XATTR support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on JFFS2_FS && EXPERIMENTAL && !JFFS2_FS_WRITEBUFFER
+	depends on JFFS2_FS && EXPERIMENTAL
 	default n
 	help
 	  Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes by