diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index 2ccb08cb5d6a..8de8f390cce2 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -17,8 +17,35 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/bug.h>
 
+/*
+ * Notify this @dir inode about a change in the directory entry @dentry.
+ *
+ * Unlike fsnotify_parent(), the event will be reported regardless of the
+ * FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD mask on the parent inode.
+ *
+ * When called with NULL @dir (from fsnotify_nameremove()), the dentry parent
+ * inode is used as the inode to report the event to.
+ */
+static inline int fsnotify_dirent(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+				  __u32 mask)
+{
+	if (!dir)
+		dir = d_inode(dentry->d_parent);
+
+	/*
+	 * This helper assumes d_parent and d_name are stable. It must be true
+	 * when called from fsnotify_create()/fsnotify_mkdir(). Less sure about
+	 * all callers that get here from d_delete() => fsnotify_nameremove().
+	 */
+	WARN_ON(!inode_is_locked(dir));
+
+	return fsnotify(dir, mask, d_inode(dentry), FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE,
+			dentry->d_name.name, 0);
+}
+
 /* Notify this dentry's parent about a child's events. */
-static inline int fsnotify_parent(const struct path *path, struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask)
+static inline int fsnotify_parent(const struct path *path,
+				  struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask)
 {
 	if (!dentry)
 		dentry = path->dentry;
@@ -85,8 +112,8 @@ static inline void fsnotify_move(struct inode *old_dir, struct inode *new_dir,
 {
 	struct inode *source = moved->d_inode;
 	u32 fs_cookie = fsnotify_get_cookie();
-	__u32 old_dir_mask = (FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD | FS_MOVED_FROM);
-	__u32 new_dir_mask = (FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD | FS_MOVED_TO);
+	__u32 old_dir_mask = FS_MOVED_FROM;
+	__u32 new_dir_mask = FS_MOVED_TO;
 	const unsigned char *new_name = moved->d_name.name;
 
 	if (old_dir == new_dir)
@@ -136,7 +163,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_nameremove(struct dentry *dentry, int isdir)
 	if (isdir)
 		mask |= FS_ISDIR;
 
-	fsnotify_parent(NULL, dentry, mask);
+	fsnotify_dirent(NULL, dentry, mask);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -155,7 +182,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	audit_inode_child(inode, dentry, AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_CREATE);
 
-	fsnotify(inode, FS_CREATE, dentry->d_inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, dentry->d_name.name, 0);
+	fsnotify_dirent(inode, dentry, FS_CREATE);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -176,12 +203,9 @@ static inline void fsnotify_link(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode, struct
  */
 static inline void fsnotify_mkdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	__u32 mask = (FS_CREATE | FS_ISDIR);
-	struct inode *d_inode = dentry->d_inode;
-
 	audit_inode_child(inode, dentry, AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_CREATE);
 
-	fsnotify(inode, mask, d_inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, dentry->d_name.name, 0);
+	fsnotify_dirent(inode, dentry, FS_CREATE | FS_ISDIR);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 7639774e7475..7f195d43efaf 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -59,27 +59,33 @@
  * dnotify and inotify. */
 #define FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD	0x08000000
 
-/* This is a list of all events that may get sent to a parernt based on fs event
- * happening to inodes inside that directory */
-#define FS_EVENTS_POSS_ON_CHILD   (FS_ACCESS | FS_MODIFY | FS_ATTRIB |\
-				   FS_CLOSE_WRITE | FS_CLOSE_NOWRITE | FS_OPEN |\
-				   FS_MOVED_FROM | FS_MOVED_TO | FS_CREATE |\
-				   FS_DELETE | FS_OPEN_PERM | FS_ACCESS_PERM | \
-				   FS_OPEN_EXEC | FS_OPEN_EXEC_PERM)
-
 #define FS_MOVE			(FS_MOVED_FROM | FS_MOVED_TO)
 
+/*
+ * Directory entry modification events - reported only to directory
+ * where entry is modified and not to a watching parent.
+ * The watching parent may get an FS_ATTRIB|FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD event
+ * when a directory entry inside a child subdir changes.
+ */
+#define ALL_FSNOTIFY_DIRENT_EVENTS	(FS_CREATE | FS_DELETE | FS_MOVE)
+
 #define ALL_FSNOTIFY_PERM_EVENTS (FS_OPEN_PERM | FS_ACCESS_PERM | \
 				  FS_OPEN_EXEC_PERM)
 
+/*
+ * This is a list of all events that may get sent to a parent based on fs event
+ * happening to inodes inside that directory.
+ */
+#define FS_EVENTS_POSS_ON_CHILD   (ALL_FSNOTIFY_PERM_EVENTS | \
+				   FS_ACCESS | FS_MODIFY | FS_ATTRIB | \
+				   FS_CLOSE_WRITE | FS_CLOSE_NOWRITE | \
+				   FS_OPEN | FS_OPEN_EXEC)
+
 /* Events that can be reported to backends */
-#define ALL_FSNOTIFY_EVENTS (FS_ACCESS | FS_MODIFY | FS_ATTRIB | \
-			     FS_CLOSE_WRITE | FS_CLOSE_NOWRITE | FS_OPEN | \
-			     FS_MOVED_FROM | FS_MOVED_TO | FS_CREATE | \
-			     FS_DELETE | FS_DELETE_SELF | FS_MOVE_SELF | \
-			     FS_UNMOUNT | FS_Q_OVERFLOW | FS_IN_IGNORED | \
-			     FS_OPEN_PERM | FS_ACCESS_PERM | FS_DN_RENAME | \
-			     FS_OPEN_EXEC | FS_OPEN_EXEC_PERM)
+#define ALL_FSNOTIFY_EVENTS (ALL_FSNOTIFY_DIRENT_EVENTS | \
+			     FS_EVENTS_POSS_ON_CHILD | \
+			     FS_DELETE_SELF | FS_MOVE_SELF | FS_DN_RENAME | \
+			     FS_UNMOUNT | FS_Q_OVERFLOW | FS_IN_IGNORED)
 
 /* Extra flags that may be reported with event or control handling of events */
 #define ALL_FSNOTIFY_FLAGS  (FS_EXCL_UNLINK | FS_ISDIR | FS_IN_ONESHOT | \
