diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index ff27a2965844..1a870f9157b3 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ skip_send_ignore:
 
 	/* removed from idr, drop that reference */
 	fsnotify_put_mark(entry);
+
+	atomic_dec(&group->inotify_data.user->inotify_watches);
 }
 
 /* ding dong the mark is dead */