diff --git a/xorriso/emulators.c b/xorriso/emulators.c
index 9bd4d704..d326b5e2 100644
--- a/xorriso/emulators.c
+++ b/xorriso/emulators.c
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ int Xorriso_genisofs(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *whom,
    } else if(strcmp(argpt, "--for_backup")==0) {
      Xorriso_option_hardlinks(xorriso, "on", 0);
      Xorriso_option_acl(xorriso, "on", 0);
-     Xorriso_option_xattr(xorriso, "on", 0);
+     Xorriso_option_xattr(xorriso, "any", 0);
      Xorriso_option_md5(xorriso, "on", 0);
    } else if(strcmp(argpt, "-z")==0 ||
              strcmp(argpt, "-transparent-compression")==0) {
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index aaa809e9..149f2de5 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2017.10.23.101135"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2017.10.30.122625"