diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
index f174397b63a0..ababdbfab537 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
@@ -351,16 +351,9 @@ int fsnotify(struct inode *to_tell, __u32 mask, const void *data, int data_is,
 
 	iter_info.srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&fsnotify_mark_srcu);
 
-	if ((mask & FS_MODIFY) ||
-	    (test_mask & to_tell->i_fsnotify_mask)) {
-		iter_info.marks[FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE] =
-			fsnotify_first_mark(&to_tell->i_fsnotify_marks);
-	}
-
-	if (mnt && ((mask & FS_MODIFY) ||
-		    (test_mask & mnt->mnt_fsnotify_mask))) {
-		iter_info.marks[FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE] =
-			fsnotify_first_mark(&to_tell->i_fsnotify_marks);
+	iter_info.marks[FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE] =
+		fsnotify_first_mark(&to_tell->i_fsnotify_marks);
+	if (mnt) {
 		iter_info.marks[FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT] =
 			fsnotify_first_mark(&mnt->mnt_fsnotify_marks);
 	}