diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
index 01820e654a21..0d940e29d62b 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
@@ -33,13 +33,16 @@ static char ovl_whatisit(struct inode *inode, struct inode *realinode)
 		return 'm';
 }
 
+/* No atime modificaton nor notify on underlying */
+#define OVL_OPEN_FLAGS (O_NOATIME | FMODE_NONOTIFY)
+
 static struct file *ovl_open_realfile(const struct file *file,
 				      struct inode *realinode)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct file *realfile;
 	const struct cred *old_cred;
-	int flags = file->f_flags | O_NOATIME | FMODE_NONOTIFY;
+	int flags = file->f_flags | OVL_OPEN_FLAGS;
 	int acc_mode = ACC_MODE(flags);
 	int err;
 
@@ -72,8 +75,7 @@ static int ovl_change_flags(struct file *file, unsigned int flags)
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int err;
 
-	/* No atime modificaton on underlying */
-	flags |= O_NOATIME | FMODE_NONOTIFY;
+	flags |= OVL_OPEN_FLAGS;
 
 	/* If some flag changed that cannot be changed then something's amiss */
 	if (WARN_ON((file->f_flags ^ flags) & ~OVL_SETFL_MASK))
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ static int ovl_real_fdget_meta(const struct file *file, struct fd *real,
 	}
 
 	/* Did the flags change since open? */
-	if (unlikely((file->f_flags ^ real->file->f_flags) & ~O_NOATIME))
+	if (unlikely((file->f_flags ^ real->file->f_flags) & ~OVL_OPEN_FLAGS))
 		return ovl_change_flags(real->file, file->f_flags);
 
 	return 0;