diff --git a/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4 b/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..817118d1e617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kernel-setattr-prepare.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+dnl #
+dnl # 4.9 API change,
+dnl # inode_change_ok is changed to setattr_prepare and takes dentry
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SETATTR_PREPARE], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether setattr_prepare() exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+	],[
+		setattr_prepare(NULL, NULL);
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SETATTR_PREPARE, 1, [setattr_prepare() exists])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index 66e97c250bcc..1f5f66accb3e 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MODULE_PARAM_CALL_CONST
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_RENAME_WANTS_FLAGS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_HAVE_GENERIC_SETXATTR
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SETATTR_PREPARE
 
 	AS_IF([test "$LINUX_OBJ" != "$LINUX"], [
 		KERNELMAKE_PARAMS="$KERNELMAKE_PARAMS O=$LINUX_OBJ"
diff --git a/include/linux/vfs_compat.h b/include/linux/vfs_compat.h
index 8a64cabef1eb..c0973628085e 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfs_compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfs_compat.h
@@ -444,4 +444,15 @@ static inline void zfs_gid_write(struct inode *ip, gid_t gid)
 #define	zpl_follow_up(path)			follow_up(path)
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * 4.9 API change
+ * inode_change_ok is changed to setattr_prepare and takes dentry
+ */
+#ifndef HAVE_SETATTR_PREPARE
+static inline int setattr_prepare(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
+{
+	return (inode_change_ok(dentry->d_inode, attr));
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _ZFS_VFS_H */
diff --git a/module/zfs/zpl_inode.c b/module/zfs/zpl_inode.c
index f59f2df97b42..b8adda7a1b1b 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zpl_inode.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zpl_inode.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ zpl_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *ia)
 	int error;
 	fstrans_cookie_t cookie;
 
-	error = inode_change_ok(ip, ia);
+	error = setattr_prepare(dentry, ia);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);