diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/moved.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/moved.rb
index 41bf8a5944..48861a0f61 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/moved.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/moved.rb
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ module Cask
             command.run!("/bin/cp", args: ["-pR", "#{source}/*", "#{source}/.*", "#{target}/"],
                                     sudo: true)
           end
-          unless Quarantine.copy_xattrs(source, target)
-            opoo "Unable to transfer extended attributes on the root directory"
-          end
+          Quarantine.copy_xattrs(source, target)
           source.rmtree
         elsif target.dirname.writable?
           FileUtils.move(source, target)