diff --git a/borg/testsuite/__init__.py b/borg/testsuite/__init__.py
index 8e09771d7..42b935d1e 100644
--- a/borg/testsuite/__init__.py
+++ b/borg/testsuite/__init__.py
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ def assert_creates_file(self, path):
         yield
         self.assert_true(os.path.exists(path), '{} should exist'.format(path))
 
-    def assert_dirs_equal(self, dir1, dir2):
+    def assert_dirs_equal(self, dir1, dir2, **kwargs):
         diff = filecmp.dircmp(dir1, dir2)
-        self._assert_dirs_equal_cmp(diff)
+        self._assert_dirs_equal_cmp(diff, **kwargs)
 
-    def _assert_dirs_equal_cmp(self, diff):
+    def _assert_dirs_equal_cmp(self, diff, ignore_bsdflags=False, ignore_xattrs=False):
         self.assert_equal(diff.left_only, [])
         self.assert_equal(diff.right_only, [])
         self.assert_equal(diff.diff_files, [])
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def _assert_dirs_equal_cmp(self, diff):
             # Assume path2 is on FUSE if st_dev is different
             fuse = s1.st_dev != s2.st_dev
             attrs = ['st_mode', 'st_uid', 'st_gid', 'st_rdev']
-            if has_lchflags:
+            if has_lchflags and not ignore_bsdflags:
                 attrs.append('st_flags')
             if not fuse or not os.path.isdir(path1):
                 # dir nlink is always 1 on our fuse filesystem
@@ -96,11 +96,12 @@ def _assert_dirs_equal_cmp(self, diff):
             else:
                 d1.append(round(s1.st_mtime_ns, st_mtime_ns_round))
                 d2.append(round(s2.st_mtime_ns, st_mtime_ns_round))
-            d1.append(no_selinux(get_all(path1, follow_symlinks=False)))
-            d2.append(no_selinux(get_all(path2, follow_symlinks=False)))
+            if not ignore_xattrs:
+                d1.append(no_selinux(get_all(path1, follow_symlinks=False)))
+                d2.append(no_selinux(get_all(path2, follow_symlinks=False)))
             self.assert_equal(d1, d2)
         for sub_diff in diff.subdirs.values():
-            self._assert_dirs_equal_cmp(sub_diff)
+            self._assert_dirs_equal_cmp(sub_diff, ignore_bsdflags=ignore_bsdflags, ignore_xattrs=ignore_xattrs)
 
     @contextmanager
     def fuse_mount(self, location, mountpoint, *options):
diff --git a/borg/testsuite/archiver.py b/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
index ee68f61b1..cbda687b5 100644
--- a/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
+++ b/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
@@ -1040,11 +1040,16 @@ def has_noatime(some_file):
         mountpoint = os.path.join(self.tmpdir, 'mountpoint')
         # mount the whole repository, archive contents shall show up in archivename subdirs of mountpoint:
         with self.fuse_mount(self.repository_location, mountpoint):
-            self.assert_dirs_equal(self.input_path, os.path.join(mountpoint, 'archive', 'input'))
-            self.assert_dirs_equal(self.input_path, os.path.join(mountpoint, 'archive2', 'input'))
+            # bsdflags are not supported by the FUSE mount
+            # we also ignore xattrs here, they are tested separately
+            self.assert_dirs_equal(self.input_path, os.path.join(mountpoint, 'archive', 'input'),
+                                   ignore_bsdflags=True, ignore_xattrs=True)
+            self.assert_dirs_equal(self.input_path, os.path.join(mountpoint, 'archive2', 'input'),
+                                   ignore_bsdflags=True, ignore_xattrs=True)
         # mount only 1 archive, its contents shall show up directly in mountpoint:
         with self.fuse_mount(self.repository_location + '::archive', mountpoint):
-            self.assert_dirs_equal(self.input_path, os.path.join(mountpoint, 'input'))
+            self.assert_dirs_equal(self.input_path, os.path.join(mountpoint, 'input'),
+                                   ignore_bsdflags=True, ignore_xattrs=True)
             # regular file
             in_fn = 'input/file1'
             out_fn = os.path.join(mountpoint, 'input', 'file1')