diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 22adbef7ecc2..daf1b55ca818 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -252,40 +252,39 @@ int vfs_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 	if (offset < 0 || len <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Return error if mode is not supported */
-	if (mode & ~FALLOC_FL_SUPPORTED_MASK)
+	if (mode & ~(FALLOC_FL_MODE_MASK | FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	/* Punch hole and zero range are mutually exclusive */
-	if ((mode & (FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE)) ==
-	    (FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE))
+	/*
+	 * Modes are exclusive, even if that is not obvious from the encoding
+	 * as bit masks and the mix with the flag in the same namespace.
+	 *
+	 * To make things even more complicated, FALLOC_FL_ALLOCATE_RANGE is
+	 * encoded as no bit set.
+	 */
+	switch (mode & FALLOC_FL_MODE_MASK) {
+	case FALLOC_FL_ALLOCATE_RANGE:
+	case FALLOC_FL_UNSHARE_RANGE:
+	case FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE:
+		break;
+	case FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE:
+		if (!(mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE))
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		break;
+	case FALLOC_FL_COLLAPSE_RANGE:
+	case FALLOC_FL_INSERT_RANGE:
+		if (mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		break;
+	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	/* Punch hole must have keep size set */
-	if ((mode & FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE) &&
-	    !(mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	/* Collapse range should only be used exclusively. */
-	if ((mode & FALLOC_FL_COLLAPSE_RANGE) &&
-	    (mode & ~FALLOC_FL_COLLAPSE_RANGE))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* Insert range should only be used exclusively. */
-	if ((mode & FALLOC_FL_INSERT_RANGE) &&
-	    (mode & ~FALLOC_FL_INSERT_RANGE))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* Unshare range should only be used with allocate mode. */
-	if ((mode & FALLOC_FL_UNSHARE_RANGE) &&
-	    (mode & ~(FALLOC_FL_UNSHARE_RANGE | FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE)))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	/*
-	 * We can only allow pure fallocate on append only files
+	 * On append-only files only space preallocation is supported.
 	 */
 	if ((mode & ~FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE) && IS_APPEND(inode))
 		return -EPERM;
diff --git a/include/linux/falloc.h b/include/linux/falloc.h
index f3f0b97b1675..3f49f3df6af5 100644
--- a/include/linux/falloc.h
+++ b/include/linux/falloc.h
@@ -25,12 +25,18 @@ struct space_resv {
 #define FS_IOC_UNRESVSP64	_IOW('X', 43, struct space_resv)
 #define FS_IOC_ZERO_RANGE	_IOW('X', 57, struct space_resv)
 
-#define	FALLOC_FL_SUPPORTED_MASK	(FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE |		\
-					 FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE |		\
-					 FALLOC_FL_COLLAPSE_RANGE |	\
-					 FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE |		\
-					 FALLOC_FL_INSERT_RANGE |	\
-					 FALLOC_FL_UNSHARE_RANGE)
+/*
+ * Mask of all supported fallocate modes.  Only one can be set at a time.
+ *
+ * In addition to the mode bit, the mode argument can also encode flags.
+ * FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE is the only supported flag so far.
+ */
+#define FALLOC_FL_MODE_MASK	(FALLOC_FL_ALLOCATE_RANGE |	\
+				 FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE |		\
+				 FALLOC_FL_COLLAPSE_RANGE |	\
+				 FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE |		\
+				 FALLOC_FL_INSERT_RANGE |	\
+				 FALLOC_FL_UNSHARE_RANGE)
 
 /* on ia32 l_start is on a 32-bit boundary */
 #if defined(CONFIG_X86_64)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/falloc.h b/include/uapi/linux/falloc.h
index 51398fa57f6c..5810371ed72b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/falloc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/falloc.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #ifndef _UAPI_FALLOC_H_
 #define _UAPI_FALLOC_H_
 
+#define FALLOC_FL_ALLOCATE_RANGE 0x00 /* allocate range */
 #define FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE	0x01 /* default is extend size */
 #define FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE	0x02 /* de-allocates range */
 #define FALLOC_FL_NO_HIDE_STALE	0x04 /* reserved codepoint */