diff --git a/exclude.c.old b/exclude.c

index 232249f..2f6dccc 100644

--- a/exclude.c.old

+++ b/exclude.c

@@ -1575,6 +1575,8 @@ char *get_rule_prefix(filter_rule *rule, const char *pat, int for_xfer,

 	}

 	if (rule->rflags & FILTRULE_EXCLUDE_SELF)

 		*op++ = 'e';

+	if (rule->rflags & FILTRULE_XATTR)

+		*op++ = 'x';

 	if (rule->rflags & FILTRULE_SENDER_SIDE

 	    && (!for_xfer || protocol_version >= 29))

 		*op++ = 's';