diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 8b61220..09504b1 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -824,6 +824,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE(fanotify_mark)(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags,
 	    group->priority == FS_PRIO_0)
 		goto fput_and_out;
 
+	if (flags & FAN_MARK_FLUSH) {
+		if (flags & FAN_MARK_MOUNT)
+			fsnotify_clear_vfsmount_marks_by_group(group);
+		else
+			fsnotify_clear_inode_marks_by_group(group);
+		ret = 0;
+		goto fput_and_out;
+	}
+
 	ret = fanotify_find_path(dfd, pathname, &path, flags);
 	if (ret)
 		goto fput_and_out;
@@ -848,12 +857,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE(fanotify_mark)(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags,
 		else
 			ret = fanotify_remove_inode_mark(group, inode, mask, flags);
 		break;
-	case FAN_MARK_FLUSH:
-		if (flags & FAN_MARK_MOUNT)
-			fsnotify_clear_vfsmount_marks_by_group(group);
-		else
-			fsnotify_clear_inode_marks_by_group(group);
-		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}