diff --git a/fs/notify/fdinfo.c b/fs/notify/fdinfo.c
index fd98e5100cab..317b7e7eb2e7 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fdinfo.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fdinfo.c
@@ -83,16 +83,9 @@ static void inotify_fdinfo(struct seq_file *m, struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
 	inode_mark = container_of(mark, struct inotify_inode_mark, fsn_mark);
 	inode = igrab(mark->inode);
 	if (inode) {
-		/*
-		 * IN_ALL_EVENTS represents all of the mask bits
-		 * that we expose to userspace.  There is at
-		 * least one bit (FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD) which is
-		 * used only internally to the kernel.
-		 */
-		u32 mask = mark->mask & IN_ALL_EVENTS;
-		seq_printf(m, "inotify wd:%x ino:%lx sdev:%x mask:%x ignored_mask:%x ",
+		seq_printf(m, "inotify wd:%x ino:%lx sdev:%x mask:%x ignored_mask:0 ",
 			   inode_mark->wd, inode->i_ino, inode->i_sb->s_dev,
-			   mask, mark->ignored_mask);
+			   inotify_mark_user_mask(mark));
 		show_mark_fhandle(m, inode);
 		seq_putc(m, '\n');
 		iput(inode);
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.h b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.h
index ed855ef6f077..b0440287d7dd 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.h
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify.h
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ static inline struct inotify_event_info *INOTIFY_E(struct fsnotify_event *fse)
 	return container_of(fse, struct inotify_event_info, fse);
 }
 
+/*
+ * INOTIFY_USER_FLAGS represents all of the mask bits that we expose to
+ * userspace.  There is at least one bit (FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD) which is
+ * used only internally to the kernel.
+ */
+#define INOTIFY_USER_MASK (IN_ALL_EVENTS | IN_ONESHOT | IN_EXCL_UNLINK)
+
+static inline __u32 inotify_mark_user_mask(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark)
+{
+	return fsn_mark->mask & INOTIFY_USER_MASK;
+}
+
 extern void inotify_ignored_and_remove_idr(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark,
 					   struct fsnotify_group *group);
 extern int inotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 69d1ea3d292a..bb60bf1527e4 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static inline __u32 inotify_arg_to_mask(u32 arg)
 	mask = (FS_IN_IGNORED | FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD | FS_UNMOUNT);
 
 	/* mask off the flags used to open the fd */
-	mask |= (arg & (IN_ALL_EVENTS | IN_ONESHOT | IN_EXCL_UNLINK));
+	mask |= (arg & INOTIFY_USER_MASK);
 
 	return mask;
 }