diff --git a/darc/archive.py b/darc/archive.py
index 230aa9412..df1892777 100644
--- a/darc/archive.py
+++ b/darc/archive.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def restore_attrs(self, path, item, symlink=False):
             for k, v in xattrs.items():
                 try:
                     xa.set(k, v)
-                except KeyError:
+                except (IOError, KeyError):
                     pass
         if have_lchmod:
             os.lchmod(path, item['mode'])