diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 3597ef78df4d..ce74278a454a 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -217,12 +217,10 @@ struct fsnotify_mark_connector {
 	union {	/* Object pointer [lock] */
 		struct inode *inode;
 		struct vfsmount *mnt;
-	};
-	union {
-		struct hlist_head list;
 		/* Used listing heads to free after srcu period expires */
 		struct fsnotify_mark_connector *destroy_next;
 	};
+	struct hlist_head list;
 };
 
 /*