diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 732648b270dc..f6ac6a2fa91e 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -813,6 +813,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(fanotify_mark, int, fanotify_fd, unsigned int, flags,
 	    group->priority == FS_PRIO_0)
 		goto fput_and_out;
 
+	if (flags & FAN_MARK_FLUSH) {
+		ret = 0;
+		if (flags & FAN_MARK_MOUNT)
+			fsnotify_clear_vfsmount_marks_by_group(group);
+		else
+			fsnotify_clear_inode_marks_by_group(group);
+		goto fput_and_out;
+	}
+
 	ret = fanotify_find_path(dfd, pathname, &path, flags);
 	if (ret)
 		goto fput_and_out;
@@ -824,7 +833,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(fanotify_mark, int, fanotify_fd, unsigned int, flags,
 		mnt = path.mnt;
 
 	/* create/update an inode mark */
-	switch (flags & (FAN_MARK_ADD | FAN_MARK_REMOVE | FAN_MARK_FLUSH)) {
+	switch (flags & (FAN_MARK_ADD | FAN_MARK_REMOVE)) {
 	case FAN_MARK_ADD:
 		if (flags & FAN_MARK_MOUNT)
 			ret = fanotify_add_vfsmount_mark(group, mnt, mask, flags);
@@ -837,12 +846,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(fanotify_mark, int, fanotify_fd, unsigned int, flags,
 		else
 			ret = fanotify_remove_inode_mark(group, inode, mask, flags);
 		break;
-	case FAN_MARK_FLUSH:
-		if (flags & FAN_MARK_MOUNT)
-			fsnotify_clear_vfsmount_marks_by_group(group);
-		else
-			fsnotify_clear_inode_marks_by_group(group);
-		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}