diff --git a/kernel/audit_tree.c b/kernel/audit_tree.c
index e242e3a9864a..80f29e015570 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_tree.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_tree.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ static struct audit_chunk *alloc_chunk(int count)
 		chunk->owners[i].index = i;
 	}
 	fsnotify_init_mark(&chunk->mark, audit_tree_destroy_watch);
+	chunk->mark.mask = FS_IN_IGNORED;
 	return chunk;
 }