diff --git a/include/nsc.h b/include/nsc.h
index 2a0aee68..f076c4e1 100644
--- a/include/nsc.h
+++ b/include/nsc.h
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ enum ca_dump {
     /* order is relevant */
     CA_DUMP,			/* xdump and xundump normally */
     CA_DUMP_CONST,		/* same, but value can't be changed  */
+    CA_DUMP_ONLY,		/* only in xdump command */
     CA_DUMP_NONE		/* do not xdump or xundump */
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/common/ef_verify.c b/src/lib/common/ef_verify.c
index eb982434..b5c31eac 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/ef_verify.c
+++ b/src/lib/common/ef_verify.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ verify_ca(int type)
 	if (CANT_HAPPEN((ef_flags(type) & EFF_MEM)
 			&& ca[i].ca_get
 			&& ca[i].ca_dump <= CA_DUMP_CONST))
-	    ca[i].ca_dump = CA_DUMP_NONE;
+	    ca[i].ca_dump = CA_DUMP_ONLY;
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/common/xdump.c b/src/lib/common/xdump.c
index 7357a7e4..219e33a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/xdump.c
+++ b/src/lib/common/xdump.c
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@
 
 /*
  * Initialize @xd.
+ * If @cnum is NATID_BAD, this is an empdump export rather than an
+ * xdump command.
  * Translate dump for country @cnum, except when @cnum is NATID_BAD.
+ * Ignore CA_DUMP_ONLY selectors when @cnum is NATID_BAD.
  * If @human, dump in human-readable format.
  * If @sloppy, try to cope with invalid data (may result in invalid
  * dump).
@@ -244,6 +247,8 @@ xdflds(struct xdstr *xd, struct castr ca[], void *ptr)
 	    continue;
 	if (ca[i].ca_dump == CA_DUMP_NONE)
 	    continue;
+	if (ca[i].ca_dump == CA_DUMP_ONLY && xd->cnum == NATID_BAD)
+	    continue;
 	n = CA_ARRAY_LEN(&ca[i]);
 	j = 0;
 	do {