diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 9bb182dc3f9b35..b4d16caa98d803 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -1031,10 +1031,10 @@ static int fanotify_remove_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	__u32 removed;
 	int destroy_mark;
 
-	mutex_lock(&group->mark_mutex);
+	fsnotify_group_lock(group);
 	fsn_mark = fsnotify_find_mark(connp, group);
 	if (!fsn_mark) {
-		mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex);
+		fsnotify_group_unlock(group);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ static int fanotify_remove_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 		fsnotify_recalc_mask(fsn_mark->connector);
 	if (destroy_mark)
 		fsnotify_detach_mark(fsn_mark);
-	mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex);
+	fsnotify_group_unlock(group);
 	if (destroy_mark)
 		fsnotify_free_mark(fsn_mark);
 
@@ -1192,13 +1192,13 @@ static int fanotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	bool recalc;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&group->mark_mutex);
+	fsnotify_group_lock(group);
 	fsn_mark = fsnotify_find_mark(connp, group);
 	if (!fsn_mark) {
 		fsn_mark = fanotify_add_new_mark(group, connp, obj_type,
 						 fan_flags, fsid);
 		if (IS_ERR(fsn_mark)) {
-			mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex);
+			fsnotify_group_unlock(group);
 			return PTR_ERR(fsn_mark);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ static int fanotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 		fsnotify_recalc_mask(fsn_mark->connector);
 
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&group->mark_mutex);
+	fsnotify_group_unlock(group);
 
 	fsnotify_put_mark(fsn_mark);
 	return ret;
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fanotify_init, unsigned int, flags, unsigned int, event_f_flags)
 
 	/* fsnotify_alloc_group takes a ref.  Dropped in fanotify_release */
 	group = fsnotify_alloc_group(&fanotify_fsnotify_ops,
-				     FSNOTIFY_GROUP_USER);
+				     FSNOTIFY_GROUP_USER | FSNOTIFY_GROUP_NOFS);
 	if (IS_ERR(group)) {
 		return PTR_ERR(group);
 	}