diff --git a/fs/notify/notification.c b/fs/notify/notification.c
index 74b3cf30bc6b38fe2406f4cb6e222d70115ebff5..3816d5750dd55eb6f8b2c710b6a017a4694b450c 100644
--- a/fs/notify/notification.c
+++ b/fs/notify/notification.c
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ static bool event_compare(struct fsnotify_event *old, struct fsnotify_event *new
 				return true;
 			break;
 		case (FSNOTIFY_EVENT_NONE):
+			if (old->mask & FS_Q_OVERFLOW)
+				return true;
+			else if (old->mask & FS_IN_IGNORED)
+				return false;
 			return false;
 		};
 	}