diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
index d51e1bb781cf..d94e8031fe5f 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static bool fanotify_should_send_event(struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
 				       u32 event_mask,
 				       const void *data, int data_type)
 {
-	__u32 marks_mask, marks_ignored_mask;
+	__u32 marks_mask = 0, marks_ignored_mask = 0;
 	const struct path *path = data;
 
 	pr_debug("%s: inode_mark=%p vfsmnt_mark=%p mask=%x data=%p"
@@ -108,24 +108,20 @@ static bool fanotify_should_send_event(struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
 	    !d_can_lookup(path->dentry))
 		return false;
 
-	if (inode_mark && vfsmnt_mark) {
-		marks_mask = (vfsmnt_mark->mask | inode_mark->mask);
-		marks_ignored_mask = (vfsmnt_mark->ignored_mask | inode_mark->ignored_mask);
-	} else if (inode_mark) {
-		/*
-		 * if the event is for a child and this inode doesn't care about
-		 * events on the child, don't send it!
-		 */
-		if ((event_mask & FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD) &&
-		    !(inode_mark->mask & FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD))
-			return false;
-		marks_mask = inode_mark->mask;
-		marks_ignored_mask = inode_mark->ignored_mask;
-	} else if (vfsmnt_mark) {
-		marks_mask = vfsmnt_mark->mask;
-		marks_ignored_mask = vfsmnt_mark->ignored_mask;
-	} else {
-		BUG();
+	/*
+	 * if the event is for a child and this inode doesn't care about
+	 * events on the child, don't send it!
+	 */
+	if (inode_mark &&
+	    (!(event_mask & FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD) ||
+	     (inode_mark->mask & FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD))) {
+		marks_mask |= inode_mark->mask;
+		marks_ignored_mask |= inode_mark->ignored_mask;
+	}
+
+	if (vfsmnt_mark) {
+		marks_mask |= vfsmnt_mark->mask;
+		marks_ignored_mask |= vfsmnt_mark->ignored_mask;
 	}
 
 	if (d_is_dir(path->dentry) &&