diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index bcb6609b54b3..926bb4461b9e 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -100,29 +100,33 @@ static inline int fsnotify_file(struct file *file, __u32 mask)
 	return fsnotify_parent(path->dentry, mask, path, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_PATH);
 }
 
-/* Simple call site for access decisions */
-static inline int fsnotify_perm(struct file *file, int mask)
+/*
+ * fsnotify_file_perm - permission hook before file access
+ */
+static inline int fsnotify_file_perm(struct file *file, int perm_mask)
 {
-	int ret;
-	__u32 fsnotify_mask = 0;
+	__u32 fsnotify_mask = FS_ACCESS_PERM;
 
-	if (!(mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_OPEN)))
+	if (!(perm_mask & MAY_READ))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (mask & MAY_OPEN) {
-		fsnotify_mask = FS_OPEN_PERM;
+	return fsnotify_file(file, fsnotify_mask);
+}
 
-		if (file->f_flags & __FMODE_EXEC) {
-			ret = fsnotify_file(file, FS_OPEN_EXEC_PERM);
+/*
+ * fsnotify_open_perm - permission hook before file open
+ */
+static inline int fsnotify_open_perm(struct file *file)
+{
+	int ret;
 
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
-		}
-	} else if (mask & MAY_READ) {
-		fsnotify_mask = FS_ACCESS_PERM;
+	if (file->f_flags & __FMODE_EXEC) {
+		ret = fsnotify_file(file, FS_OPEN_EXEC_PERM);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 	}
 
-	return fsnotify_file(file, fsnotify_mask);
+	return fsnotify_file(file, FS_OPEN_PERM);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index dcb3e7014f9b..d7f3703c5905 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -2586,7 +2586,7 @@ int security_file_permission(struct file *file, int mask)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return fsnotify_perm(file, mask);
+	return fsnotify_file_perm(file, mask);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2837,7 +2837,7 @@ int security_file_open(struct file *file)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return fsnotify_perm(file, MAY_OPEN);
+	return fsnotify_open_perm(file);
 }
 
 /**