diff --git a/utils/attr/test-version.sh b/utils/attr/test-version.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..306703a684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/attr/test-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# shellcheck shell=busybox
+
+case "$1" in
+	attr)
+		getfattr --version | grep -F "$2" || exit 1
+		setfattr --version | grep -F "$2" || exit 1
+		# attr does not implement --version; its getopt string is
+		# "s:V:g:r:lqLRS", where -V takes a value, so just verify it
+		# is present
+		[ -x /usr/bin/attr ] || exit 1
+		;;
+
+	libattr)
+		# ships no executable, nothing to assert
+		exit 0
+		;;
+
+	*)
+		echo "Untested package: $1" >&2
+		exit 1
+		;;
+esac
diff --git a/utils/attr/test.sh b/utils/attr/test.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 00a92d0cb1..0000000000
--- a/utils/attr/test.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-case "$1" in
-	attr)
-		# attr does not implement --version; just verify it is present
-		[ -x /usr/bin/attr ] || exit 1
-		;;
-esac