diff --git a/tests/syncoid/009_preserve_properties/run.sh b/tests/syncoid/009_preserve_properties/run.sh
index 6ec9c4e..9724ff8 100755
--- a/tests/syncoid/009_preserve_properties/run.sh
+++ b/tests/syncoid/009_preserve_properties/run.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function cleanUp {
 # export pool in any case
 trap cleanUp EXIT
 
-zfs create -o recordsize=16k -o xattr=on -o mountpoint=none -o primarycache=none "${POOL_NAME}"/src
+zfs create -o recordsize=16k -o xattr=sa -o mountpoint=none -o primarycache=none "${POOL_NAME}"/src
 zfs create -V 100M -o volblocksize=8k "${POOL_NAME}"/src/zvol8
 zfs create -V 100M -o volblocksize=16k -o primarycache=all "${POOL_NAME}"/src/zvol16
 zfs create -V 100M -o volblocksize=64k "${POOL_NAME}"/src/zvol64
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ zfs set 'net.openoid:var-name'='with whitespace and !"§$%&/()= symbols' "${POOL
 
 ../../../syncoid --preserve-properties --recursive --debug --compress=none "${POOL_NAME}"/src "${POOL_NAME}"/dst
 
-
 if [ "$(zfs get -H -o value -t filesystem recordsize "${POOL_NAME}"/dst)" != "16K" ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ if [ "$(zfs get -H -o value -t filesystem mountpoint "${POOL_NAME}"/dst)" != "no
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ "$(zfs get -H -o value -t filesystem xattr "${POOL_NAME}"/dst)" != "on" ]; then
+if [ "$(zfs get -H -o value -t filesystem xattr "${POOL_NAME}"/dst)" != "sa" ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi