2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/inotify.c b/fs/inotify.c
index 868901b1e779..2e4e2a57708c 100644
--- a/fs/inotify.c
+++ b/fs/inotify.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static int inotify_dev_get_wd(struct inotify_device *dev,
         do {
                 if (unlikely(!idr_pre_get(&dev->idr, GFP_KERNEL)))
                         return -ENOSPC;
-                ret = idr_get_new_above(&dev->idr, watch, dev->last_wd, &watch->wd);
+                ret = idr_get_new_above(&dev->idr, watch, dev->last_wd+1, &watch->wd);
         } while (ret == -EAGAIN);
 
         return ret;
diff --git a/lib/idr.c b/lib/idr.c
index c5be889de449..6415d053e2bf 100644
--- a/lib/idr.c
+++ b/lib/idr.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ build_up:
 }
 
 /**
- * idr_get_new_above - allocate new idr entry above a start id
+ * idr_get_new_above - allocate new idr entry above or equal to a start id
  * @idp: idr handle
  * @ptr: pointer you want associated with the ide
  * @start_id: id to start search at