diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index e9d2024473b0..e266cac311c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ static inline int fsnotify_perm(struct file *file, int mask)
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	__u32 fsnotify_mask = 0;
 
-	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_NONOTIFY)
+	/*
+	 * FMODE_NONOTIFY are fds generated by fanotify itself which should not
+	 * generate new events. We also don't want to generate events for
+	 * FMODE_PATH fds (involves open & close events) as they are just
+	 * handle creation / destruction events and not "real" file events.
+	 */
+	if (file->f_mode & (FMODE_NONOTIFY | FMODE_PATH))
 		return 0;
 	if (!(mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_OPEN)))
 		return 0;