diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index eed9e853a06f..b8bcc058e031 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ static inline int fsnotify_parent(struct path *path, struct dentry *dentry, __u3
 static inline int fsnotify_perm(struct file *file, int mask)
 {
 	struct path *path = &file->f_path;
-	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	/*
+	 * Do not use file_inode() here or anywhere in this file to get the
+	 * inode.  That would break *notity on overlayfs.
+	 */
+	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
 	__u32 fsnotify_mask = 0;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -173,7 +177,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_mkdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 static inline void fsnotify_access(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct path *path = &file->f_path;
-	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
 	__u32 mask = FS_ACCESS;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_access(struct file *file)
 static inline void fsnotify_modify(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct path *path = &file->f_path;
-	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
 	__u32 mask = FS_MODIFY;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
@@ -209,7 +213,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_modify(struct file *file)
 static inline void fsnotify_open(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct path *path = &file->f_path;
-	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
 	__u32 mask = FS_OPEN;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
@@ -225,7 +229,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_open(struct file *file)
 static inline void fsnotify_close(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct path *path = &file->f_path;
-	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
 	fmode_t mode = file->f_mode;
 	__u32 mask = (mode & FMODE_WRITE) ? FS_CLOSE_WRITE : FS_CLOSE_NOWRITE;