diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 24edc1185d53fd1b2a0d61e646d02f4bd7fc0afb..444c305a468c531b7e9e8dda803a2d650a257c58 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ static int __init inotify_user_setup(void)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(IN_Q_OVERFLOW != FS_Q_OVERFLOW);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(IN_IGNORED != FS_IN_IGNORED);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(IN_EXCL_UNLINK != FS_EXCL_UNLINK);
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(IN_ISDIR != FS_IN_ISDIR);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(IN_ISDIR != FS_ISDIR);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(IN_ONESHOT != FS_IN_ONESHOT);
 
 	BUG_ON(hweight32(ALL_INOTIFY_BITS) != 21);
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index 5059faacceabd1b4d4050831c46f40830cfc2e61..ecb43b33d18147a0ffdd32adfc6ccc69241c91ed 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ static inline void fsnotify_move(struct inode *old_dir, struct inode *new_dir,
 		old_dir_mask |= FS_DN_RENAME;
 
 	if (isdir) {
-		old_dir_mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
-		new_dir_mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
+		old_dir_mask |= FS_ISDIR;
+		new_dir_mask |= FS_ISDIR;
 	}
 
 	fsnotify(old_dir, old_dir_mask, old_dir, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, old_name, fs_cookie);
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_nameremove(struct dentry *dentry, int isdir)
 	__u32 mask = FS_DELETE;
 
 	if (isdir)
-		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
+		mask |= FS_ISDIR;
 
 	fsnotify_parent(NULL, dentry, mask);
 }
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ 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_IN_ISDIR);
+	__u32 mask = (FS_CREATE | FS_ISDIR);
 	struct inode *d_inode = dentry->d_inode;
 
 	audit_inode_child(dentry, inode);
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_access(struct file *file)
 	__u32 mask = FS_ACCESS;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
-		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
+		mask |= FS_ISDIR;
 
 	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_NONOTIFY)) {
 		fsnotify_parent(path, NULL, mask);
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_modify(struct file *file)
 	__u32 mask = FS_MODIFY;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
-		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
+		mask |= FS_ISDIR;
 
 	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_NONOTIFY)) {
 		fsnotify_parent(path, NULL, mask);
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_open(struct file *file)
 	__u32 mask = FS_OPEN;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
-		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
+		mask |= FS_ISDIR;
 
 	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_NONOTIFY)) {
 		fsnotify_parent(path, NULL, mask);
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_close(struct file *file)
 	__u32 mask = (mode & FMODE_WRITE) ? FS_CLOSE_WRITE : FS_CLOSE_NOWRITE;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
-		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
+		mask |= FS_ISDIR;
 
 	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_NONOTIFY)) {
 		fsnotify_parent(path, NULL, mask);
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_xattr(struct dentry *dentry)
 	__u32 mask = FS_ATTRIB;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
-		mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
+		mask |= FS_ISDIR;
 
 	fsnotify_parent(NULL, dentry, mask);
 	fsnotify(inode, mask, inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, NULL, 0);
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static inline void fsnotify_change(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int ia_valid)
 
 	if (mask) {
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
-			mask |= FS_IN_ISDIR;
+			mask |= FS_ISDIR;
 
 		fsnotify_parent(NULL, dentry, mask);
 		fsnotify(inode, mask, inode, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE, NULL, 0);
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 4366f458a86af6da0d67a57109467885a72519ad..b36041e9cd34f2d6f555f1788aedf72902c4a46b 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #define FS_ACCESS_PERM		0x00020000	/* access event in a permissions hook */
 
 #define FS_EXCL_UNLINK		0x04000000	/* do not send events if object is unlinked */
-#define FS_IN_ISDIR		0x40000000	/* event occurred against dir */
+#define FS_ISDIR		0x40000000	/* event occurred against dir */
 #define FS_IN_ONESHOT		0x80000000	/* only send event once */
 
 #define FS_DN_RENAME		0x10000000	/* file renamed */
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 			     FS_DELETE | FS_DELETE_SELF | FS_MOVE_SELF | \
 			     FS_UNMOUNT | FS_Q_OVERFLOW | FS_IN_IGNORED | \
 			     FS_OPEN_PERM | FS_ACCESS_PERM | FS_EXCL_UNLINK | \
-			     FS_IN_ISDIR | FS_IN_ONESHOT | FS_DN_RENAME | \
+			     FS_ISDIR | FS_IN_ONESHOT | FS_DN_RENAME | \
 			     FS_DN_MULTISHOT | FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD)
 
 struct fsnotify_group;