diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 81212b251189..3899ad177651 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -542,8 +542,8 @@ static int fanotify_remove_vfsmount_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 
 	removed = fanotify_mark_remove_from_mask(fsn_mark, mask, flags,
 						 &destroy_mark);
-	if (removed & real_mount(mnt)->mnt_fsnotify_mask)
-		fsnotify_recalc_mask(real_mount(mnt)->mnt_fsnotify_marks);
+	if (removed & fsnotify_conn_mask(fsn_mark->connector))
+		fsnotify_recalc_mask(fsn_mark->connector);
 	if (destroy_mark)
 		fsnotify_detach_mark(fsn_mark);
 	mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex);
@@ -571,8 +571,8 @@ static int fanotify_remove_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 
 	removed = fanotify_mark_remove_from_mask(fsn_mark, mask, flags,
 						 &destroy_mark);
-	if (removed & inode->i_fsnotify_mask)
-		fsnotify_recalc_mask(inode->i_fsnotify_marks);
+	if (removed & fsnotify_conn_mask(fsn_mark->connector))
+		fsnotify_recalc_mask(fsn_mark->connector);
 	if (destroy_mark)
 		fsnotify_detach_mark(fsn_mark);
 	mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex);
@@ -658,8 +658,8 @@ static int fanotify_add_vfsmount_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 		}
 	}
 	added = fanotify_mark_add_to_mask(fsn_mark, mask, flags);
-	if (added & ~real_mount(mnt)->mnt_fsnotify_mask)
-		fsnotify_recalc_mask(real_mount(mnt)->mnt_fsnotify_marks);
+	if (added & ~fsnotify_conn_mask(fsn_mark->connector))
+		fsnotify_recalc_mask(fsn_mark->connector);
 	mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex);
 
 	fsnotify_put_mark(fsn_mark);
@@ -697,8 +697,8 @@ static int fanotify_add_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 		}
 	}
 	added = fanotify_mark_add_to_mask(fsn_mark, mask, flags);
-	if (added & ~inode->i_fsnotify_mask)
-		fsnotify_recalc_mask(inode->i_fsnotify_marks);
+	if (added & ~fsnotify_conn_mask(fsn_mark->connector))
+		fsnotify_recalc_mask(fsn_mark->connector);
 	mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex);
 
 	fsnotify_put_mark(fsn_mark);
diff --git a/fs/notify/mark.c b/fs/notify/mark.c
index 959bc73aaae7..05506d60131c 100644
--- a/fs/notify/mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/mark.c
@@ -109,6 +109,23 @@ void fsnotify_get_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
 	refcount_inc(&mark->refcnt);
 }
 
+static __u32 *fsnotify_conn_mask_p(struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn)
+{
+	if (conn->type == FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE)
+		return &fsnotify_conn_inode(conn)->i_fsnotify_mask;
+	else if (conn->type == FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT)
+		return &fsnotify_conn_mount(conn)->mnt_fsnotify_mask;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+__u32 fsnotify_conn_mask(struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn)
+{
+	if (WARN_ON(!fsnotify_valid_obj_type(conn->type)))
+		return 0;
+
+	return *fsnotify_conn_mask_p(conn);
+}
+
 static void __fsnotify_recalc_mask(struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn)
 {
 	u32 new_mask = 0;
@@ -119,10 +136,10 @@ static void __fsnotify_recalc_mask(struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn)
 		if (mark->flags & FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_ATTACHED)
 			new_mask |= mark->mask;
 	}
-	if (conn->type == FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE)
-		fsnotify_conn_inode(conn)->i_fsnotify_mask = new_mask;
-	else if (conn->type == FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT)
-		fsnotify_conn_mount(conn)->mnt_fsnotify_mask = new_mask;
+	if (WARN_ON(!fsnotify_valid_obj_type(conn->type)))
+		return;
+
+	*fsnotify_conn_mask_p(conn) = new_mask;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 381cfb0e67fa..2b9b6f1ff5e0 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -401,6 +401,8 @@ extern struct fsnotify_event *fsnotify_remove_first_event(struct fsnotify_group
 
 /* functions used to manipulate the marks attached to inodes */
 
+/* Get mask of events for a list of marks */
+extern __u32 fsnotify_conn_mask(struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn);
 /* Calculate mask of events for a list of marks */
 extern void fsnotify_recalc_mask(struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn);
 extern void fsnotify_init_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,