diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
index 9dac7f6e72d2..aff1ab3c32aa 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
@@ -838,9 +838,8 @@ out:
 }
 
 /*
- * Get cached fsid of the filesystem containing the object from any connector.
- * All connectors are supposed to have the same fsid, but we do not verify that
- * here.
+ * Get cached fsid of the filesystem containing the object from any mark.
+ * All marks are supposed to have the same fsid, but we do not verify that here.
  */
 static __kernel_fsid_t fanotify_get_fsid(struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info)
 {
@@ -849,17 +848,9 @@ static __kernel_fsid_t fanotify_get_fsid(struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info)
 	__kernel_fsid_t fsid = {};
 
 	fsnotify_foreach_iter_mark_type(iter_info, mark, type) {
-		struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn;
-
-		conn = READ_ONCE(mark->connector);
-		/* Mark is just getting destroyed or created? */
-		if (!conn)
+		if (!(mark->flags & FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_HAS_FSID))
 			continue;
-		if (!(conn->flags & FSNOTIFY_CONN_FLAG_HAS_FSID))
-			continue;
-		/* Pairs with smp_wmb() in fsnotify_add_mark_list() */
-		smp_rmb();
-		fsid = conn->fsid;
+		fsid = FANOTIFY_MARK(mark)->fsid;
 		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!fsid.val[0] && !fsid.val[1]))
 			continue;
 		return fsid;
@@ -1068,7 +1059,7 @@ static void fanotify_freeing_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 
 static void fanotify_free_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark)
 {
-	kmem_cache_free(fanotify_mark_cache, fsn_mark);
+	kmem_cache_free(fanotify_mark_cache, FANOTIFY_MARK(fsn_mark));
 }
 
 const struct fsnotify_ops fanotify_fsnotify_ops = {
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
index 6936671e148d..f3b9ef60f0c0 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
@@ -489,6 +489,16 @@ static inline unsigned int fanotify_event_hash_bucket(
 	return event->hash & FANOTIFY_HTABLE_MASK;
 }
 
+struct fanotify_mark {
+	struct fsnotify_mark fsn_mark;
+	__kernel_fsid_t fsid;
+};
+
+static inline struct fanotify_mark *FANOTIFY_MARK(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
+{
+	return container_of(mark, struct fanotify_mark, fsn_mark);
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int fanotify_mark_user_flags(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
 {
 	unsigned int mflags = 0;
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 4d765c72496f..e3d836d4d156 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -1199,6 +1199,7 @@ static struct fsnotify_mark *fanotify_add_new_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 						   __kernel_fsid_t *fsid)
 {
 	struct ucounts *ucounts = group->fanotify_data.ucounts;
+	struct fanotify_mark *fan_mark;
 	struct fsnotify_mark *mark;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1211,17 +1212,26 @@ static struct fsnotify_mark *fanotify_add_new_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	    !inc_ucount(ucounts->ns, ucounts->uid, UCOUNT_FANOTIFY_MARKS))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOSPC);
 
-	mark = kmem_cache_alloc(fanotify_mark_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!mark) {
+	fan_mark = kmem_cache_alloc(fanotify_mark_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fan_mark) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_dec_ucounts;
 	}
 
+	mark = &fan_mark->fsn_mark;
 	fsnotify_init_mark(mark, group);
 	if (fan_flags & FAN_MARK_EVICTABLE)
 		mark->flags |= FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_NO_IREF;
 
-	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_locked(mark, connp, obj_type, 0, fsid);
+	/* Cache fsid of filesystem containing the marked object */
+	if (fsid) {
+		fan_mark->fsid = *fsid;
+		mark->flags |= FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_HAS_FSID;
+	} else {
+		fan_mark->fsid.val[0] = fan_mark->fsid.val[1] = 0;
+	}
+
+	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_locked(mark, connp, obj_type, 0);
 	if (ret) {
 		fsnotify_put_mark(mark);
 		goto out_dec_ucounts;
@@ -1935,7 +1945,7 @@ static int __init fanotify_user_setup(void)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(HWEIGHT32(FANOTIFY_INIT_FLAGS) != 12);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(HWEIGHT32(FANOTIFY_MARK_FLAGS) != 11);
 
-	fanotify_mark_cache = KMEM_CACHE(fsnotify_mark,
+	fanotify_mark_cache = KMEM_CACHE(fanotify_mark,
 					 SLAB_PANIC|SLAB_ACCOUNT);
 	fanotify_fid_event_cachep = KMEM_CACHE(fanotify_fid_event,
 					       SLAB_PANIC);
diff --git a/fs/notify/mark.c b/fs/notify/mark.c
index c74ef947447d..d6944ff86ffa 100644
--- a/fs/notify/mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/mark.c
@@ -537,8 +537,7 @@ int fsnotify_compare_groups(struct fsnotify_group *a, struct fsnotify_group *b)
 }
 
 static int fsnotify_attach_connector_to_object(fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
-					       unsigned int obj_type,
-					       __kernel_fsid_t *fsid)
+					       unsigned int obj_type)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn;
 
@@ -550,14 +549,7 @@ static int fsnotify_attach_connector_to_object(fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
 	conn->flags = 0;
 	conn->type = obj_type;
 	conn->obj = connp;
-	/* Cache fsid of filesystem containing the object */
-	if (fsid) {
-		conn->fsid = *fsid;
-		conn->flags = FSNOTIFY_CONN_FLAG_HAS_FSID;
-	} else {
-		conn->fsid.val[0] = conn->fsid.val[1] = 0;
-		conn->flags = 0;
-	}
+	conn->flags = 0;
 	fsnotify_get_sb_connectors(conn);
 
 	/*
@@ -608,8 +600,7 @@ out:
  */
 static int fsnotify_add_mark_list(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 				  fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
-				  unsigned int obj_type,
-				  int add_flags, __kernel_fsid_t *fsid)
+				  unsigned int obj_type, int add_flags)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_mark *lmark, *last = NULL;
 	struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn;
@@ -619,41 +610,15 @@ static int fsnotify_add_mark_list(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 	if (WARN_ON(!fsnotify_valid_obj_type(obj_type)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Backend is expected to check for zero fsid (e.g. tmpfs) */
-	if (fsid && WARN_ON_ONCE(!fsid->val[0] && !fsid->val[1]))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 restart:
 	spin_lock(&mark->lock);
 	conn = fsnotify_grab_connector(connp);
 	if (!conn) {
 		spin_unlock(&mark->lock);
-		err = fsnotify_attach_connector_to_object(connp, obj_type,
-							  fsid);
+		err = fsnotify_attach_connector_to_object(connp, obj_type);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 		goto restart;
-	} else if (fsid && !(conn->flags & FSNOTIFY_CONN_FLAG_HAS_FSID)) {
-		conn->fsid = *fsid;
-		/* Pairs with smp_rmb() in fanotify_get_fsid() */
-		smp_wmb();
-		conn->flags |= FSNOTIFY_CONN_FLAG_HAS_FSID;
-	} else if (fsid && (conn->flags & FSNOTIFY_CONN_FLAG_HAS_FSID) &&
-		   (fsid->val[0] != conn->fsid.val[0] ||
-		    fsid->val[1] != conn->fsid.val[1])) {
-		/*
-		 * Backend is expected to check for non uniform fsid
-		 * (e.g. btrfs), but maybe we missed something?
-		 * Only allow setting conn->fsid once to non zero fsid.
-		 * inotify and non-fid fanotify groups do not set nor test
-		 * conn->fsid.
-		 */
-		pr_warn_ratelimited("%s: fsid mismatch on object of type %u: "
-				    "%x.%x != %x.%x\n", __func__, conn->type,
-				    fsid->val[0], fsid->val[1],
-				    conn->fsid.val[0], conn->fsid.val[1]);
-		err = -EXDEV;
-		goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	/* is mark the first mark? */
@@ -703,7 +668,7 @@ out_err:
  */
 int fsnotify_add_mark_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 			     fsnotify_connp_t *connp, unsigned int obj_type,
-			     int add_flags, __kernel_fsid_t *fsid)
+			     int add_flags)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_group *group = mark->group;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -723,7 +688,7 @@ int fsnotify_add_mark_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 	fsnotify_get_mark(mark); /* for g_list */
 	spin_unlock(&mark->lock);
 
-	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_list(mark, connp, obj_type, add_flags, fsid);
+	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_list(mark, connp, obj_type, add_flags);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
@@ -742,14 +707,13 @@ err:
 }
 
 int fsnotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
-		      unsigned int obj_type, int add_flags,
-		      __kernel_fsid_t *fsid)
+		      unsigned int obj_type, int add_flags)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct fsnotify_group *group = mark->group;
 
 	fsnotify_group_lock(group);
-	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_locked(mark, connp, obj_type, add_flags, fsid);
+	ret = fsnotify_add_mark_locked(mark, connp, obj_type, add_flags);
 	fsnotify_group_unlock(group);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index c0892d75ce33..a80b525ca653 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -472,10 +472,8 @@ typedef struct fsnotify_mark_connector __rcu *fsnotify_connp_t;
 struct fsnotify_mark_connector {
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	unsigned short type;	/* Type of object [lock] */
-#define FSNOTIFY_CONN_FLAG_HAS_FSID	0x01
 #define FSNOTIFY_CONN_FLAG_HAS_IREF	0x02
 	unsigned short flags;	/* flags [lock] */
-	__kernel_fsid_t fsid;	/* fsid of filesystem containing object */
 	union {
 		/* Object pointer [lock] */
 		fsnotify_connp_t *obj;
@@ -530,6 +528,7 @@ struct fsnotify_mark {
 #define FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_IGNORED_SURV_MODIFY	0x0100
 #define FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_NO_IREF		0x0200
 #define FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_HAS_IGNORE_FLAGS	0x0400
+#define FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_HAS_FSID		0x0800
 	unsigned int flags;		/* flags [mark->lock] */
 };
 
@@ -763,11 +762,10 @@ extern struct fsnotify_mark *fsnotify_find_mark(fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
 /* attach the mark to the object */
 extern int fsnotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 			     fsnotify_connp_t *connp, unsigned int obj_type,
-			     int add_flags, __kernel_fsid_t *fsid);
+			     int add_flags);
 extern int fsnotify_add_mark_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 				    fsnotify_connp_t *connp,
-				    unsigned int obj_type, int add_flags,
-				    __kernel_fsid_t *fsid);
+				    unsigned int obj_type, int add_flags);
 
 /* attach the mark to the inode */
 static inline int fsnotify_add_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
@@ -775,15 +773,14 @@ static inline int fsnotify_add_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 					  int add_flags)
 {
 	return fsnotify_add_mark(mark, &inode->i_fsnotify_marks,
-				 FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE, add_flags, NULL);
+				 FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE, add_flags);
 }
 static inline int fsnotify_add_inode_mark_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 						 struct inode *inode,
 						 int add_flags)
 {
 	return fsnotify_add_mark_locked(mark, &inode->i_fsnotify_marks,
-					FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE, add_flags,
-					NULL);
+					FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE, add_flags);
 }
 
 /* given a group and a mark, flag mark to be freed when all references are dropped */