diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index dcab112e1f00..b78dd1f88f7c 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fanotify_init, unsigned int, flags, unsigned int, event_f_flags)
 		f_flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
 
 	/* fsnotify_alloc_group takes a ref.  Dropped in fanotify_release */
-	group = fsnotify_alloc_group(&fanotify_fsnotify_ops);
+	group = fsnotify_alloc_user_group(&fanotify_fsnotify_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(group)) {
 		free_uid(user);
 		return PTR_ERR(group);
diff --git a/fs/notify/group.c b/fs/notify/group.c
index a4a4b1c64d32..ffd723ffe46d 100644
--- a/fs/notify/group.c
+++ b/fs/notify/group.c
@@ -111,14 +111,12 @@ void fsnotify_put_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsnotify_put_group);
 
-/*
- * Create a new fsnotify_group and hold a reference for the group returned.
- */
-struct fsnotify_group *fsnotify_alloc_group(const struct fsnotify_ops *ops)
+static struct fsnotify_group *__fsnotify_alloc_group(
+				const struct fsnotify_ops *ops, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_group *group;
 
-	group = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fsnotify_group), GFP_KERNEL);
+	group = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fsnotify_group), gfp);
 	if (!group)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -139,8 +137,25 @@ struct fsnotify_group *fsnotify_alloc_group(const struct fsnotify_ops *ops)
 
 	return group;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Create a new fsnotify_group and hold a reference for the group returned.
+ */
+struct fsnotify_group *fsnotify_alloc_group(const struct fsnotify_ops *ops)
+{
+	return __fsnotify_alloc_group(ops, GFP_KERNEL);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsnotify_alloc_group);
 
+/*
+ * Create a new fsnotify_group and hold a reference for the group returned.
+ */
+struct fsnotify_group *fsnotify_alloc_user_group(const struct fsnotify_ops *ops)
+{
+	return __fsnotify_alloc_group(ops, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsnotify_alloc_user_group);
+
 int fsnotify_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_group *group = file->private_data;
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 59c177011a0f..266d17e8ecb9 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -632,11 +632,11 @@ static struct fsnotify_group *inotify_new_group(unsigned int max_events)
 	struct fsnotify_group *group;
 	struct inotify_event_info *oevent;
 
-	group = fsnotify_alloc_group(&inotify_fsnotify_ops);
+	group = fsnotify_alloc_user_group(&inotify_fsnotify_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(group))
 		return group;
 
-	oevent = kmalloc(sizeof(struct inotify_event_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+	oevent = kmalloc(sizeof(struct inotify_event_info), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
 	if (unlikely(!oevent)) {
 		fsnotify_destroy_group(group);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index a2e42d3cd87c..e5409b83e731 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_update_flags(struct dentry *dentry)
 
 /* create a new group */
 extern struct fsnotify_group *fsnotify_alloc_group(const struct fsnotify_ops *ops);
+extern struct fsnotify_group *fsnotify_alloc_user_group(const struct fsnotify_ops *ops);
 /* get reference to a group */
 extern void fsnotify_get_group(struct fsnotify_group *group);
 /* drop reference on a group from fsnotify_alloc_group */