if (iflags & ITEM_XNAME_FOLLOWS)
write_vstring(sock_f_out, xname, strlen(xname));
#ifdef SUPPORT_XATTRS
- if (preserve_xattrs && !dry_run
+ if (preserve_xattrs && do_xfers
&& iflags & (ITEM_REPORT_XATTR|ITEM_TRANSFER)) {
send_xattr_request(NULL, file,
iflags & ITEM_REPORT_XATTR ? sock_f_out : -1);