diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index bb8467cd11ae..34f242105be2 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -93,7 +93,13 @@ static inline int fsnotify_file(struct file *file, __u32 mask)
 {
 	const struct path *path = &file->f_path;
 
-	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;
 
 	return fsnotify_parent(path->dentry, mask, path, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_PATH);