diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index b13992a41bd94312eeecd59b4e0841a58d1d85c0..c991616acca9ef86e99d1e33dfd9d427adfb8b5f 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int create_fd(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 
 	pr_debug("%s: group=%p event=%p\n", __func__, group, event);
 
-	client_fd = get_unused_fd();
+	client_fd = get_unused_fd_flags(group->fanotify_data.f_flags);
 	if (client_fd < 0)
 		return client_fd;