diff --git a/kernel/audit.h b/kernel/audit.h
index a5926c83e61b..92d5e723d570 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.h
+++ b/kernel/audit.h
@@ -256,8 +256,13 @@ extern int audit_del_rule(struct audit_entry *entry);
 extern void audit_free_rule_rcu(struct rcu_head *head);
 extern struct list_head audit_filter_list[];
 
-extern struct audit_entry *audit_dupe_rule(struct audit_krule *old);
+struct audit_watch_ctx {
+	struct inode *dir;
+	struct inode *child;
+};
 
+extern struct audit_entry *audit_dupe_rule(struct audit_krule *old,
+					   struct audit_watch_ctx *ctx);
 extern void audit_log_d_path_exe(struct audit_buffer *ab,
 				 struct mm_struct *mm);
 
@@ -280,13 +285,15 @@ extern char *audit_watch_path(struct audit_watch *watch);
 extern int audit_watch_compare(struct audit_watch *watch, u64 ino, dev_t dev);
 
 extern struct audit_fsnotify_mark *audit_alloc_mark(struct audit_krule *krule,
-						    char *pathname, int len);
+						    char *pathname, int len,
+						    struct audit_watch_ctx *ctx);
 extern char *audit_mark_path(struct audit_fsnotify_mark *mark);
 extern void audit_remove_mark(struct audit_fsnotify_mark *audit_mark);
 extern void audit_remove_mark_rule(struct audit_krule *krule);
 extern int audit_mark_compare(struct audit_fsnotify_mark *mark, u64 ino,
 			      dev_t dev);
-extern int audit_dupe_exe(struct audit_krule *new, struct audit_krule *old);
+extern int audit_dupe_exe(struct audit_krule *new, struct audit_krule *old,
+			  struct audit_watch_ctx *ctx);
 extern int audit_exe_compare(struct task_struct *tsk,
 			     struct audit_fsnotify_mark *mark);
 
@@ -317,13 +324,13 @@ extern struct list_head *audit_killed_trees(void);
 #define audit_watch_path(w) ""
 #define audit_watch_compare(w, i, d) 0
 
-#define audit_alloc_mark(k, p, l) (ERR_PTR(-EINVAL))
+#define audit_alloc_mark(k, p, l, c) (ERR_PTR(-EINVAL))
 #define audit_mark_path(m) ""
 #define audit_remove_mark(m) do { } while (0)
 #define audit_remove_mark_rule(k) do { } while (0)
 #define audit_mark_compare(m, i, d) 0
 #define audit_exe_compare(t, m) (-EINVAL)
-#define audit_dupe_exe(n, o) (-EINVAL)
+#define audit_dupe_exe(n, o, c) (-EINVAL)
 
 #define audit_remove_tree_rule(rule) BUG()
 #define audit_add_tree_rule(rule) -EINVAL
diff --git a/kernel/audit_fsnotify.c b/kernel/audit_fsnotify.c
index ae0e75403f76..fa33d57e4320 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_fsnotify.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_fsnotify.c
@@ -71,19 +71,30 @@ static void audit_update_mark(struct audit_fsnotify_mark *audit_mark,
 	audit_mark->ino = inode ? inode->i_ino : AUDIT_INO_UNSET;
 }
 
-struct audit_fsnotify_mark *audit_alloc_mark(struct audit_krule *krule, char *pathname, int len)
+struct audit_fsnotify_mark *audit_alloc_mark(struct audit_krule *krule, char *pathname,
+					     int len, struct audit_watch_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct audit_fsnotify_mark *audit_mark;
 	struct path path;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
-	int ret;
+	struct inode *dir, *child;
+	int ret, allow_dups;
 
 	if (pathname[0] != '/' || pathname[len-1] == '/')
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	dentry = kern_path_parent(pathname, &path);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		return ERR_CAST(dentry); /* returning an error */
+	if (!ctx) {
+		dentry = kern_path_parent(pathname, &path);
+		if (IS_ERR(dentry))
+			return ERR_CAST(dentry); /* returning an error */
+		dir = d_inode(path.dentry);
+		child = d_inode(dentry);
+		allow_dups = 0;
+	} else {
+		dir = ctx->dir;
+		child = ctx->child;
+		allow_dups = 1;
+	}
 
 	audit_mark = kzalloc_obj(*audit_mark);
 	if (unlikely(!audit_mark)) {
@@ -94,18 +105,21 @@ struct audit_fsnotify_mark *audit_alloc_mark(struct audit_krule *krule, char *pa
 	fsnotify_init_mark(&audit_mark->mark, audit_fsnotify_group);
 	audit_mark->mark.mask = AUDIT_FS_EVENTS;
 	audit_mark->path = pathname;
-	audit_update_mark(audit_mark, dentry->d_inode);
 	audit_mark->rule = krule;
 
-	ret = fsnotify_add_inode_mark(&audit_mark->mark, path.dentry->d_inode, 0);
+	audit_update_mark(audit_mark, child);
+	ret = fsnotify_add_inode_mark(&audit_mark->mark, dir, allow_dups);
+
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		audit_mark->path = NULL;
 		fsnotify_put_mark(&audit_mark->mark);
 		audit_mark = ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 out:
-	dput(dentry);
-	path_put(&path);
+	if (!ctx) {
+		dput(dentry);
+		path_put(&path);
+	}
 	return audit_mark;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/audit_watch.c b/kernel/audit_watch.c
index c9fe64f73ffc..06dd0ebe73e2 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_watch.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_watch.c
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ static void audit_watch_log_rule_change(struct audit_krule *r, struct audit_watc
 /* Update inode info in audit rules based on filesystem event. */
 static void audit_update_watch(struct audit_parent *parent,
 			       const struct qstr *dname, dev_t dev,
-			       u64 ino, unsigned int invalidating)
+			       u64 ino, unsigned int invalidating,
+			       struct audit_watch_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct audit_watch *owatch, *nwatch, *nextw;
 	struct audit_krule *r, *nextr;
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ static void audit_update_watch(struct audit_parent *parent,
 			list_del(&oentry->rule.rlist);
 			list_del_rcu(&oentry->list);
 
-			nentry = audit_dupe_rule(&oentry->rule);
+			nentry = audit_dupe_rule(&oentry->rule, ctx);
 			if (IS_ERR(nentry)) {
 				list_del(&oentry->rule.list);
 				audit_panic("error updating watch, removing");
@@ -479,10 +480,17 @@ static int audit_watch_handle_event(struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark, u32 mask,
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(inode_mark->group != audit_watch_group))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (mask & (FS_CREATE|FS_MOVED_TO) && inode)
-		audit_update_watch(parent, dname, inode->i_sb->s_dev, inode->i_ino, 0);
-	else if (mask & (FS_DELETE|FS_MOVED_FROM))
-		audit_update_watch(parent, dname, AUDIT_DEV_UNSET, AUDIT_INO_UNSET, 1);
+	if (mask & (FS_CREATE|FS_MOVED_TO) && inode) {
+		struct audit_watch_ctx ctx = { .dir = dir, .child = inode };
+
+		audit_update_watch(parent, dname, inode->i_sb->s_dev, inode->i_ino, 0,
+				   &ctx);
+	} else if (mask & (FS_DELETE|FS_MOVED_FROM)) {
+		struct audit_watch_ctx ctx = { .dir = dir, .child = NULL };
+
+		audit_update_watch(parent, dname, AUDIT_DEV_UNSET, AUDIT_INO_UNSET, 1,
+				   &ctx);
+	}
 	else if (mask & (FS_DELETE_SELF|FS_UNMOUNT|FS_MOVE_SELF))
 		audit_remove_parent_watches(parent);
 
@@ -505,7 +513,8 @@ static int __init audit_watch_init(void)
 }
 device_initcall(audit_watch_init);
 
-int audit_dupe_exe(struct audit_krule *new, struct audit_krule *old)
+int audit_dupe_exe(struct audit_krule *new, struct audit_krule *old,
+		   struct audit_watch_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct audit_fsnotify_mark *audit_mark;
 	char *pathname;
@@ -514,7 +523,7 @@ int audit_dupe_exe(struct audit_krule *new, struct audit_krule *old)
 	if (!pathname)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	audit_mark = audit_alloc_mark(new, pathname, strlen(pathname));
+	audit_mark = audit_alloc_mark(new, pathname, strlen(pathname), ctx);
 	if (IS_ERR(audit_mark)) {
 		kfree(pathname);
 		return PTR_ERR(audit_mark);
diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index b97c97495807..4401119b5275 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static struct audit_entry *audit_data_to_entry(struct audit_rule_data *data,
 				err = PTR_ERR(str);
 				goto exit_free;
 			}
-			audit_mark = audit_alloc_mark(&entry->rule, str, f_val);
+			audit_mark = audit_alloc_mark(&entry->rule, str, f_val, NULL);
 			if (IS_ERR(audit_mark)) {
 				kfree(str);
 				err = PTR_ERR(audit_mark);
@@ -816,7 +816,8 @@ static inline int audit_dupe_lsm_field(struct audit_field *df,
  * rule with the new rule in the filterlist, then free the old rule.
  * The rlist element is undefined; list manipulations are handled apart from
  * the initial copy. */
-struct audit_entry *audit_dupe_rule(struct audit_krule *old)
+struct audit_entry *audit_dupe_rule(struct audit_krule *old,
+				    struct audit_watch_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	u32 fcount = old->field_count;
 	struct audit_entry *entry;
@@ -875,7 +876,7 @@ struct audit_entry *audit_dupe_rule(struct audit_krule *old)
 				new->filterkey = fk;
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_EXE:
-			err = audit_dupe_exe(new, old);
+			err = audit_dupe_exe(new, old, ctx);
 			break;
 		}
 		if (err) {
@@ -1414,7 +1415,7 @@ static int update_lsm_rule(struct audit_krule *r)
 	if (!security_audit_rule_known(r))
 		return 0;
 
-	nentry = audit_dupe_rule(r);
+	nentry = audit_dupe_rule(r, NULL);
 	if (entry->rule.exe)
 		audit_remove_mark(entry->rule.exe);
 	if (IS_ERR(nentry)) {