diff --git a/fs/kernfs/file.c b/fs/kernfs/file.c
index b684e8a132e6..2bacb9988566 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/file.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ static ssize_t kernfs_file_direct_read(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
+	of->event = atomic_read(&of->kn->attr.open->event);
 	ops = kernfs_ops(of->kn);
 	if (ops->read)
 		len = ops->read(of, buf, len, *ppos);