diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/extattr_get_file.2 b/lib/libc/sys/extattr_get_file.2
--- a/lib/libc/sys/extattr_get_file.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/extattr_get_file.2
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd December 7, 2020
+.Dd October 11, 2021
 .Dt EXTATTR 2
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@
 functions take a path.
 Both arguments describe a file associated with the extended attribute
 that should be manipulated.
+The
+.Qq Li _fd
+functions can be used with file descriptors opened with the
+.Dv O_PATH
+flag.
 .Pp
 The following arguments are common to all the system calls described here:
 .Bl -tag -width attrnamespace
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_extattr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_extattr.c
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_extattr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_extattr.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 		return (error);
 	AUDIT_ARG_TEXT(attrname);
 
-	error = getvnode(td, uap->fd,
+	error = getvnode_path(td, uap->fd,
 	    cap_rights_init_one(&rights, CAP_EXTATTR_SET), &fp);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
 		return (error);
 	AUDIT_ARG_TEXT(attrname);
 
-	error = getvnode(td, uap->fd,
+	error = getvnode_path(td, uap->fd,
 	    cap_rights_init_one(&rights, CAP_EXTATTR_GET), &fp);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
 		return (error);
 	AUDIT_ARG_TEXT(attrname);
 
-	error = getvnode(td, uap->fd,
+	error = getvnode_path(td, uap->fd,
 	    cap_rights_init_one(&rights, CAP_EXTATTR_DELETE), &fp);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@
 
 	AUDIT_ARG_FD(uap->fd);
 	AUDIT_ARG_VALUE(uap->attrnamespace);
-	error = getvnode(td, uap->fd,
+	error = getvnode_path(td, uap->fd,
 	    cap_rights_init_one(&rights, CAP_EXTATTR_LIST), &fp);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);