diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d44c8376fe..c2ceb6ce5a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2018-10-25  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/inotify.h (IN_MASK_CREATE): New
+	macro.
+
 2018-10-25  Florian Weimer  <fweimer@redhat.com>
 
 	[BZ #23562]
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/inotify.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/inotify.h
index 49cc374851..8f766baf3d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/inotify.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/inotify.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct inotify_event
 #define IN_DONT_FOLLOW	 0x02000000	/* Do not follow a sym link.  */
 #define IN_EXCL_UNLINK	 0x04000000	/* Exclude events on unlinked
 					   objects.  */
+#define IN_MASK_CREATE	 0x10000000	/* Only create watches.  */
 #define IN_MASK_ADD	 0x20000000	/* Add to the mask of an already
 					   existing watch.  */
 #define IN_ISDIR	 0x40000000	/* Event occurred against dir.  */