diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index 278620e063ab..b57568d66fc4 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -128,6 +128,25 @@ static inline int fsnotify_file(struct file *file, __u32 mask)
 					       FSNOTIFY_PRIO_CONTENT))
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * Open calls notify early on, so lower file system must be notified
+	 */
+	if (mask & FS_OPEN) {
+		if (path->dentry->d_op &&
+		    path->dentry->d_op->d_canonical_path) {
+			struct path lower_path;
+			int ret;
+
+			path->dentry->d_op->d_canonical_path(path, &lower_path);
+			ret = fsnotify_parent(lower_path.dentry, mask,
+					      &lower_path, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_PATH);
+			path_put(&lower_path);
+
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	return fsnotify_parent(path->dentry, mask, path, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_PATH);
 }