diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index cd4a3db4659a..34244fccf2ed 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ static int init_file(struct file *f, int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 
 	f->f_flags	= flags;
 	f->f_mode	= OPEN_FMODE(flags);
+	/*
+	 * Disable permission and pre-content events for all files by default.
+	 * They may be enabled later by fsnotify_open_perm_and_set_mode().
+	 */
+	file_set_fsnotify_mode(f, FMODE_NONOTIFY_PERM);
 
 	f->f_op		= NULL;
 	f->f_mapping	= NULL;
@@ -197,11 +202,6 @@ static int init_file(struct file *f, int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 	 * refcount bumps we should reinitialize the reused file first.
 	 */
 	file_ref_init(&f->f_ref, 1);
-	/*
-	 * Disable permission and pre-content events for all files by default.
-	 * They may be enabled later by fsnotify_open_perm_and_set_mode().
-	 */
-	file_set_fsnotify_mode(f, FMODE_NONOTIFY_PERM);
 	return 0;
 }