diff --git a/db/crud.go b/db/crud.go
index 9a57cc1d99..bd6098731b 100644
--- a/db/crud.go
+++ b/db/crud.go
@@ -2941,7 +2941,7 @@ func (db *DatabaseCollectionWithUser) CheckProposedVersion(ctx context.Context,
 		localDocCV.SourceID, localDocCV.Value = doc.HLV.GetCurrentVersion()
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		if !base.IsDocNotFoundError(err) && err != base.ErrXattrNotFound {
+		if !base.IsDocNotFoundError(err) && !errors.Is(err, base.ErrXattrNotFound) {
 			base.WarnfCtx(ctx, "CheckProposedRev(%q) --> %T %v", base.UD(docid), err, err)
 			return ProposedRev_Error, ""
 		}