diff --git a/fs/kernfs/file.c b/fs/kernfs/file.c
index e8c792b49616..c35bbaa19486 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/file.c
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ repeat:
 		}
 
 		fsnotify(inode, FS_MODIFY, inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE,
-			 &name, 0);
+			 NULL, 0);
 		iput(inode);
 	}