--- rsync-3.2.3/syscall.c~	2020-07-28 01:36:55.000000000 +0200
+++ rsync-3.2.3/syscall.c	2020-11-06 17:26:04.220502740 +0100
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ int do_chmod(const char *path, mode_t mo
 	RETURN_ERROR_IF_RO_OR_LO;
 #ifdef HAVE_LCHMOD
 	code = lchmod(path, mode & CHMOD_BITS);
-#else
+	if (code < 0 && errno == ENOTSUP) {
+#endif
 	if (S_ISLNK(mode)) {
 # if defined HAVE_SETATTRLIST
 		struct attrlist attrList;
@@ -247,6 +248,8 @@ int do_chmod(const char *path, mode_t mo
 # endif
 	} else
 		code = chmod(path, mode & CHMOD_BITS); /* DISCOURAGED FUNCTION */
+#ifdef HAVE_LCHMOD
+	}
 #endif /* !HAVE_LCHMOD */
 	if (code != 0 && (preserve_perms || preserve_executability))
 		return code;