diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
index 59dc7a02bd0c..6f2777ce87a1 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ static int send_to_group(struct inode *to_tell, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 			 struct fsnotify_event **event)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_group *group = NULL;
-	__u32 inode_test_mask = (mask & ~FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD);
-	__u32 vfsmount_test_mask = (mask & ~FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD);
+	__u32 inode_test_mask = 0;
+	__u32 vfsmount_test_mask = 0;
 
 	if (unlikely(!inode_mark && !vfsmount_mark)) {
 		BUG();
@@ -170,12 +170,14 @@ static int send_to_group(struct inode *to_tell, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 	/* does the inode mark tell us to do something? */
 	if (inode_mark) {
 		group = inode_mark->group;
+		inode_test_mask = (mask & ~FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD);
 		inode_test_mask &= inode_mark->mask;
 		inode_test_mask &= ~inode_mark->ignored_mask;
 	}
 
 	/* does the vfsmount_mark tell us to do something? */
 	if (vfsmount_mark) {
+		vfsmount_test_mask = (mask & ~FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD);
 		group = vfsmount_mark->group;
 		vfsmount_test_mask &= vfsmount_mark->mask;
 		vfsmount_test_mask &= ~vfsmount_mark->ignored_mask;
@@ -183,9 +185,12 @@ static int send_to_group(struct inode *to_tell, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 			vfsmount_test_mask &= ~inode_mark->ignored_mask;
 	}
 
-	pr_debug("%s: group=%p to_tell=%p mnt=%p mark=%p mask=%x data=%p"
-		 " data_is=%d cookie=%d event=%p\n", __func__, group, to_tell,
-		 mnt, inode_mark, mask, data, data_is, cookie, *event);
+	pr_debug("%s: group=%p to_tell=%p mnt=%p mask=%x inode_mark=%p"
+		 " inode_test_mask=%x vfsmount_mark=%p vfsmount_test_mask=%x"
+		 " data=%p data_is=%d cookie=%d event=%p\n",
+		 __func__, group, to_tell, mnt, mask, inode_mark,
+		 inode_test_mask, vfsmount_mark, vfsmount_test_mask, data,
+		 data_is, cookie, *event);
 
 	if (!inode_test_mask && !vfsmount_test_mask)
 		return 0;
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ static int send_to_group(struct inode *to_tell, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 int fsnotify(struct inode *to_tell, __u32 mask, void *data, int data_is,
 	     const unsigned char *file_name, u32 cookie)
 {
-	struct hlist_node *inode_node, *vfsmount_node;
+	struct hlist_node *inode_node = NULL, *vfsmount_node = NULL;
 	struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark = NULL, *vfsmount_mark = NULL;
 	struct fsnotify_group *inode_group, *vfsmount_group;
 	struct fsnotify_event *event = NULL;
@@ -245,19 +250,13 @@ int fsnotify(struct inode *to_tell, __u32 mask, void *data, int data_is,
 	    (test_mask & to_tell->i_fsnotify_mask))
 		inode_node = srcu_dereference(to_tell->i_fsnotify_marks.first,
 					      &fsnotify_mark_srcu);
-	else
-		inode_node = NULL;
 
-	if (mnt) {
-		if ((mask & FS_MODIFY) ||
-		    (test_mask & mnt->mnt_fsnotify_mask))
-			vfsmount_node = srcu_dereference(mnt->mnt_fsnotify_marks.first,
-							 &fsnotify_mark_srcu);
-		else
-			vfsmount_node = NULL;
-	} else {
-		mnt = NULL;
-		vfsmount_node = NULL;
+	if (mnt && ((mask & FS_MODIFY) ||
+		    (test_mask & mnt->mnt_fsnotify_mask))) {
+		vfsmount_node = srcu_dereference(mnt->mnt_fsnotify_marks.first,
+						 &fsnotify_mark_srcu);
+		inode_node = srcu_dereference(to_tell->i_fsnotify_marks.first,
+					      &fsnotify_mark_srcu);
 	}
 
 	while (inode_node || vfsmount_node) {