Index: attr-2.4.39/getfattr/getfattr.c
===================================================================
--- attr-2.4.39.orig/getfattr/getfattr.c
+++ attr-2.4.39/getfattr/getfattr.c
@@ -355,14 +355,15 @@ int do_print(const char *path, const str
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	 /*
-	 * When doing a physical walk or neither doing a logical walk nor processing a
-	 * direct command like argument, do not dereference symlinks.
+	/*
+	 * Only dereference symlinks when doing a logical walk, or when procesing
+	 * a direct command-line argument while not doing a physical walk.
 	 */
 	if ((walk_flags & WALK_TREE_SYMLINK) &&
 	    (walk_flags & WALK_TREE_DEREFERENCE) &&
+	    !(walk_flags & WALK_TREE_LOGICAL) &&
 	    ((walk_flags & WALK_TREE_PHYSICAL) ||
-	    !(walk_flags & (WALK_TREE_TOPLEVEL | WALK_TREE_LOGICAL))))
+	     !(walk_flags & (WALK_TREE_TOPLEVEL))))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (opt_name)