diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 44aeb0f1b222..f381dafe8efb 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -90,8 +90,11 @@ static inline __u32 inotify_arg_to_mask(u32 arg)
 {
 	__u32 mask;
 
-	/* everything should accept their own ignored and cares about children */
-	mask = (FS_IN_IGNORED | FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD);
+	/*
+	 * everything should accept their own ignored, cares about children,
+	 * and should receive events when the inode is unmounted
+	 */
+	mask = (FS_IN_IGNORED | FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD | FS_UNMOUNT);
 
 	/* mask off the flags used to open the fd */
 	mask |= (arg & (IN_ALL_EVENTS | IN_ONESHOT));