diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 4e565c814309d2..732648b270dc10 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -698,6 +698,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fanotify_init, unsigned int, flags, unsigned int, event_f_flags)
 	}
 	group->overflow_event = &oevent->fse;
 
+	if (force_o_largefile())
+		event_f_flags |= O_LARGEFILE;
 	group->fanotify_data.f_flags = event_f_flags;
 #ifdef CONFIG_FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS
 	spin_lock_init(&group->fanotify_data.access_lock);