diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
index 219b269c737e..613ec7e5a465 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
@@ -192,8 +192,9 @@ static int send_to_group(struct inode *to_tell,
 			 struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_group *group = NULL;
-	__u32 inode_test_mask = 0;
-	__u32 vfsmount_test_mask = 0;
+	__u32 test_mask = (mask & ~FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD);
+	__u32 marks_mask = 0;
+	__u32 marks_ignored_mask = 0;
 
 	if (unlikely(!inode_mark && !vfsmount_mark)) {
 		BUG();
@@ -213,29 +214,25 @@ static int send_to_group(struct inode *to_tell,
 	/* does the inode mark tell us to do something? */
 	if (inode_mark) {
 		group = inode_mark->group;
-		inode_test_mask = (mask & ~FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD);
-		inode_test_mask &= inode_mark->mask;
-		inode_test_mask &= ~inode_mark->ignored_mask;
+		marks_mask |= inode_mark->mask;
+		marks_ignored_mask |= inode_mark->ignored_mask;
 	}
 
 	/* does the vfsmount_mark tell us to do something? */
 	if (vfsmount_mark) {
-		vfsmount_test_mask = (mask & ~FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD);
 		group = vfsmount_mark->group;
-		vfsmount_test_mask &= vfsmount_mark->mask;
-		vfsmount_test_mask &= ~vfsmount_mark->ignored_mask;
-		if (inode_mark)
-			vfsmount_test_mask &= ~inode_mark->ignored_mask;
+		marks_mask |= vfsmount_mark->mask;
+		marks_ignored_mask |= vfsmount_mark->ignored_mask;
 	}
 
 	pr_debug("%s: group=%p to_tell=%p mask=%x inode_mark=%p"
-		 " inode_test_mask=%x vfsmount_mark=%p vfsmount_test_mask=%x"
+		 " vfsmount_mark=%p marks_mask=%x marks_ignored_mask=%x"
 		 " data=%p data_is=%d cookie=%d\n",
-		 __func__, group, to_tell, mask, inode_mark,
-		 inode_test_mask, vfsmount_mark, vfsmount_test_mask, data,
+		 __func__, group, to_tell, mask, inode_mark, vfsmount_mark,
+		 marks_mask, marks_ignored_mask, data,
 		 data_is, cookie);
 
-	if (!inode_test_mask && !vfsmount_test_mask)
+	if (!(test_mask & marks_mask & ~marks_ignored_mask))
 		return 0;
 
 	return group->ops->handle_event(group, to_tell, inode_mark,