diff --git a/fs/notify/mark.c b/fs/notify/mark.c
index c2ed5b11b0fe..b1e73c6fd382 100644
--- a/fs/notify/mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/mark.c
@@ -310,6 +310,35 @@ void fsnotify_recalc_mask(struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn)
 		fsnotify_conn_set_children_dentry_flags(conn);
 }
 
+/**
+ * fsnotify_modify_mark_mask - set and/or clear flags in a mark's mask
+ * @mark: mark to be modified
+ * @set: bits to be set in mask
+ * @clear: bits to be cleared in mask
+ *
+ * Modify a fsnotify_mark mask as directed, and update its associated conn.
+ * The caller is expected to hold a reference to the mark.
+ */
+void fsnotify_modify_mark_mask(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, u32 set, u32 clear)
+{
+	bool recalc = false;
+	u32 mask;
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(clear & set);
+
+	spin_lock(&mark->lock);
+	mask = mark->mask;
+	mark->mask |= set;
+	mark->mask &= ~clear;
+	if (mark->mask != mask)
+		recalc = true;
+	spin_unlock(&mark->lock);
+
+	if (recalc)
+		fsnotify_recalc_mask(mark->connector);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsnotify_modify_mark_mask);
+
 /* Free all connectors queued for freeing once SRCU period ends */
 static void fsnotify_connector_destroy_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 95985400d3d8..66e185bd1b1b 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ extern void fsnotify_get_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark);
 extern void fsnotify_put_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark);
 extern void fsnotify_finish_user_wait(struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info);
 extern bool fsnotify_prepare_user_wait(struct fsnotify_iter_info *iter_info);
+extern void fsnotify_modify_mark_mask(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, u32 set, u32 clear);
 
 static inline void fsnotify_init_event(struct fsnotify_event *event)
 {