1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index e7735f643cd1..3f07893ff896 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/kallsyms.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/fsnotify.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
@@ -585,9 +586,11 @@ int sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, mode_t mode)
 
         newattrs.ia_mode = (mode & S_IALLUGO) | (inode->i_mode & ~S_IALLUGO);
         newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE | ATTR_CTIME;
-        rc = notify_change(victim, &newattrs);
+        newattrs.ia_ctime = current_fs_time(inode->i_sb);
+        rc = sysfs_setattr(victim, &newattrs);
 
         if (rc == 0) {
+                fsnotify_change(victim, newattrs.ia_valid);
                 mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
                 victim_sd->s_mode = newattrs.ia_mode;
                 mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);