diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/notify/mod.rs b/kernel/src/fs/notify/mod.rs
index 9af2b5ef9..3d8e47bbe 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/notify/mod.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/notify/mod.rs
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ fn notify_parent(path: &Path, mut events: FsEvents, name: String) {
         events |= FsEvents::ISDIR;
     }
 
-    let parent = path.effective_parent();
+    let parent = path.parent_within_mount();
     if let Some(parent) = parent {
         notify_inode(parent.inode(), events, Some(name));
     }
diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/path/mod.rs b/kernel/src/fs/path/mod.rs
index 6cb7f3c42..cd80b16ad 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/path/mod.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/path/mod.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl Path {
     ///
     /// If it is the root of a mount, it will go up to the mountpoint
     /// to get the parent of the mountpoint recursively.
-    pub fn effective_parent(&self) -> Option<Self> {
+    fn effective_parent(&self) -> Option<Self> {
         if !self.is_mount_root() {
             return Some(Self::new(self.mount.clone(), self.dentry.parent().unwrap()));
         }
@@ -177,6 +177,18 @@ impl Path {
         mount_parent.effective_parent()
     }
 
+    /// Gets the parent `Path` within the same mount.
+    ///
+    /// This method returns the parent path within the same filesystem/mount.
+    /// It does NOT cross mount boundaries. If the current path is the root of a mount,
+    /// it will return `None`.
+    ///
+    /// For cross-filesystem parent lookup, use `effective_parent()` instead.
+    pub(super) fn parent_within_mount(&self) -> Option<Self> {
+        let parent = self.dentry.parent()?;
+        Some(Self::new(self.mount.clone(), parent))
+    }
+
     /// Gets the top `Path` of the current.
     ///
     /// Used when different file systems are mounted on the same mount point.