diff --git a/pkg/fs/mut.go b/pkg/fs/mut.go
index 5d3518d33..5eafa51d3 100644
--- a/pkg/fs/mut.go
+++ b/pkg/fs/mut.go
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ func (n *mutDir) Remove(req *fuse.RemoveRequest, intr fs.Intr) fuse.Error {
 	claim := schema.NewDelAttributeClaim(n.permanode, "camliPath:"+req.Name, "")
 	_, err := n.fs.client.UploadAndSignBlob(claim)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("mutDir.Create:", err)
+		log.Println("mutDir.Remove:", err)
 		return fuse.EIO
 	}
 	// Remove child from map.
diff --git a/pkg/fs/xattr.go b/pkg/fs/xattr.go
index d2602dd75..b8c29f1a8 100644
--- a/pkg/fs/xattr.go
+++ b/pkg/fs/xattr.go
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ func (x *xattr) set(req *fuse.SetxattrRequest) fuse.Error {
 		return fuse.EIO
 	}
 
+	val := make([]byte, len(req.Xattr))
+	copy(val, req.Xattr)
 	x.mu.Lock()
-	(*x.xattrs)[req.Name] = req.Xattr
+	(*x.xattrs)[req.Name] = val
 	x.mu.Unlock()
 
 	return nil