diff --git a/source/ntvfs/common/notify.c b/source/ntvfs/common/notify.c
index e0d48d2b80f..a1f7e801191 100644
--- a/source/ntvfs/common/notify.c
+++ b/source/ntvfs/common/notify.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int notify_destructor(void *p)
 */
 struct notify_context *notify_init(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, uint32_t server, 
 				   struct messaging_context *messaging_ctx,
-				   struct event_context *ev)
+				   struct event_context *ev, int snum)
 {
 	char *path;
 	struct notify_context *notify;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ struct notify_context *notify_init(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, uint32_t server,
 	messaging_register(notify->messaging_ctx, notify, 
 			   MSG_PVFS_NOTIFY, notify_handler);
 
-	notify->sys_notify_ctx = sys_notify_init(-1, notify, ev);
+	notify->sys_notify_ctx = sys_notify_init(snum, notify, ev);
 
 	return notify;
 }
diff --git a/source/ntvfs/posix/vfs_posix.c b/source/ntvfs/posix/vfs_posix.c
index c0c1d6501c7..3e141219f41 100644
--- a/source/ntvfs/posix/vfs_posix.c
+++ b/source/ntvfs/posix/vfs_posix.c
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ static NTSTATUS pvfs_connect(struct ntvfs_module_context *ntvfs,
 	pvfs->notify_context = notify_init(pvfs, 
 					   pvfs->ntvfs->ctx->server_id,  
 					   pvfs->ntvfs->ctx->msg_ctx, 
-					   event_context_find(pvfs));
+					   event_context_find(pvfs),
+					   pvfs->ntvfs->ctx->config.snum);
 	if (pvfs->notify_context == NULL) {
 		return NT_STATUS_INTERNAL_DB_CORRUPTION;
 	}