1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
index 6f2777ce87a1..2169aa593d5f 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
@@ -261,27 +261,26 @@ int fsnotify(struct inode *to_tell, __u32 mask, void *data, int data_is,
 
         while (inode_node || vfsmount_node) {
                 used_inode = used_vfsmount = false;
+                inode_group = vfsmount_group = NULL;
 
                 if (inode_node) {
                         inode_mark = hlist_entry(srcu_dereference(inode_node, &fsnotify_mark_srcu),
                                                  struct fsnotify_mark, i.i_list);
                         inode_group = inode_mark->group;
-                } else
-                        inode_group = (void *)-1;
+                }
 
                 if (vfsmount_node) {
                         vfsmount_mark = hlist_entry(srcu_dereference(vfsmount_node, &fsnotify_mark_srcu),
                                                         struct fsnotify_mark, m.m_list);
                         vfsmount_group = vfsmount_mark->group;
-                } else
-                        vfsmount_group = (void *)-1;
+                }
 
-                if (inode_group < vfsmount_group) {
+                if (inode_group > vfsmount_group) {
                         /* handle inode */
                         send_to_group(to_tell, NULL, inode_mark, NULL, mask, data,
                                       data_is, cookie, file_name, &event);
                         used_inode = true;
-                } else if (vfsmount_group < inode_group) {
+                } else if (vfsmount_group > inode_group) {
                         send_to_group(to_tell, mnt, NULL, vfsmount_mark, mask, data,
                                       data_is, cookie, file_name, &event);
                         used_vfsmount = true;