diff --git a/src/iwatch.c b/src/iwatch.c
index 2699ac13..e1ae3013 100644
--- a/src/iwatch.c
+++ b/src/iwatch.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void iwatch_exit(struct iwatch *iw)
 	initialized = 0;
 }
 
-int iwatch_add(struct iwatch *iw, char *file, uint32_t mask)
+int iwatch_add1(struct iwatch *iw, char *file, uint32_t mask)
 {
 	struct iwatch_path *iwp;
 	char *path;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int iwatch_add(struct iwatch *iw, char *file, uint32_t mask)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	wd = inotify_add_watch(iw->fd, path, IWATCH_MASK | mask);
+	wd = inotify_add_watch(iw->fd, path, mask);
 	if (wd < 0) {
 		switch (errno) {
 		case EEXIST:
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ int iwatch_add(struct iwatch *iw, char *file, uint32_t mask)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int iwatch_add(struct iwatch *iw, char *file, uint32_t mask)
+{
+	return iwatch_add1(iw, file, IWATCH_MASK | mask);
+}
+
 int iwatch_del(struct iwatch *iw, struct iwatch_path *iwp)
 {
 	if (!initialized)
diff --git a/src/iwatch.h b/src/iwatch.h
index 757a0b3f..5a0e76f9 100644
--- a/src/iwatch.h
+++ b/src/iwatch.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct iwatch {
 int  iwatch_init (struct iwatch *iw);
 void iwatch_exit (struct iwatch *iw);
 
+int  iwatch_add1 (struct iwatch *iw, char *file, uint32_t mask);
 int  iwatch_add  (struct iwatch *iw, char *file, uint32_t mask);
 int  iwatch_del  (struct iwatch *iw, struct iwatch_path *iwp);