diff --git a/tools/stat.cpp b/tools/stat.cpp
index 2446b3c..b16eef0 100644
--- a/tools/stat.cpp
+++ b/tools/stat.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,12 @@ void do_xattr (char const *path)
 
             while (true) {
                 auto const res = getxattr (path, keybuffer.c_str (), val.data (), val.size ());
-                if (res == E2BIG) {
+                if (res < 0 && errno == E2BIG) {
+                    val = "___E2BIG";
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                if (res < 0 && errno == ERANGE) {
                     val.resize (val.size () * 2);
                     continue;
                 }