diff --git a/test/integration/targets/xattr/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/xattr/defaults/main.yml
index 2ea8acbb4d2..af18fb84745 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/xattr/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/xattr/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-test_file: ~/foo.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+test_file: "{{ output_dir }}/foo.txt"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/xattr/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/xattr/tasks/main.yml
index 8514c444f74..563326b839e 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/xattr/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/xattr/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,68 +1,11 @@
 - name: Setup
   include: setup.yml
 
-- name: Set attributes
-  xattr:
-    path: "{{ test_file }}"
-    key: user.foo
-    value: bar
-  register: xattr_set_result
-
-- name: Get attributes
-  xattr:
-    path: "{{ test_file }}"
-  register: xattr_get_all_result
-
-- name: Get specific attribute
-  xattr:
-    path: "{{ test_file }}"
-    key: user.foo
-  register: xattr_get_specific_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-    - "xattr_set_result.changed"
-    - "xattr_get_all_result['xattr']['user.foo'] == 'bar'"
-    - "not xattr_get_all_result.changed"
-    - "xattr_get_specific_result['xattr']['user.foo'] == 'bar'"
-    - "not xattr_get_specific_result.changed"
-
-- name: Set attribute again
-  xattr:
-    path: "{{ test_file }}"
-    key: user.foo
-    value: bar
-  register: xattr_set_again_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-    - "not xattr_set_again_result.changed"
-
-- name: Unset attribute
-  xattr:
-    path: "{{ test_file }}"
-    key: user.foo
-    state: absent
-  register: xattr_unset_result
-
-- name: get attributes
-  xattr:
-    path: "{{ test_file }}"
-  register: xattr_get_after_unset_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-    - "xattr_unset_result.changed"
-    - "xattr_get_after_unset_result['xattr'] == {}"
-    - "not xattr_get_after_unset_result.changed"
-
-- name: Unset attribute again
-  xattr:
-    path: "{{ test_file }}"
-    key: user.foo
-    state: absent
-  register: xattr_unset_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-    - "not xattr_set_again_result.changed"
\ No newline at end of file
+- name: Check availability of xattr support
+  command: setfattr -n user.foo {{ test_file }}
+  ignore_errors: yes
+  register: xattr
+
+- name: Test
+  include: test.yml
+  when: xattr is not failed
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/xattr/tasks/test.yml b/test/integration/targets/xattr/tasks/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f4f35672c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/xattr/tasks/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+- name: Set attributes
+  xattr:
+    path: "{{ test_file }}"
+    key: user.foo
+    value: bar
+  register: xattr_set_result
+
+- name: Get attributes
+  xattr:
+    path: "{{ test_file }}"
+  register: xattr_get_all_result
+
+- name: Get specific attribute
+  xattr:
+    path: "{{ test_file }}"
+    key: user.foo
+  register: xattr_get_specific_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - "xattr_set_result.changed"
+    - "xattr_get_all_result['xattr']['user.foo'] == 'bar'"
+    - "not xattr_get_all_result.changed"
+    - "xattr_get_specific_result['xattr']['user.foo'] == 'bar'"
+    - "not xattr_get_specific_result.changed"
+
+- name: Set attribute again
+  xattr:
+    path: "{{ test_file }}"
+    key: user.foo
+    value: bar
+  register: xattr_set_again_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - "not xattr_set_again_result.changed"
+
+- name: Unset attribute
+  xattr:
+    path: "{{ test_file }}"
+    key: user.foo
+    state: absent
+  register: xattr_unset_result
+
+- name: get attributes
+  xattr:
+    path: "{{ test_file }}"
+  register: xattr_get_after_unset_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - "xattr_unset_result.changed"
+    - "xattr_get_after_unset_result['xattr'] == {}"
+    - "not xattr_get_after_unset_result.changed"
+
+- name: Unset attribute again
+  xattr:
+    path: "{{ test_file }}"
+    key: user.foo
+    state: absent
+  register: xattr_unset_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - "not xattr_set_again_result.changed"