diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
index 2bc61e7543dd..506da82ff3f1 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ int __fsnotify_parent(const struct path *path, struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask
 	parent = dget_parent(dentry);
 	p_inode = parent->d_inode;
 
-	if (unlikely(!fsnotify_inode_watches_children(p_inode)))
+	if (unlikely(!fsnotify_inode_watches_children(p_inode))) {
 		__fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags(p_inode);
-	else if (p_inode->i_fsnotify_mask & mask) {
+	} else if (p_inode->i_fsnotify_mask & mask & ~FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD) {
 		struct name_snapshot name;
 
 		/* we are notifying a parent so come up with the new mask which
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ int fsnotify(struct inode *to_tell, __u32 mask, const void *data, int data_is,
 	else
 		mnt = NULL;
 
+	/* An event "on child" is not intended for a mount mark */
+	if (mask & FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD)
+		mnt = NULL;
+
 	/*
 	 * Optimization: srcu_read_lock() has a memory barrier which can
 	 * be expensive.  It protects walking the *_fsnotify_marks lists.