diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index b364bd0..2dd9887 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -1588,9 +1588,13 @@
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ev->lock);
 
-	/* tell userland about new events */
+	/*
+	 * Tell userland about new events.  Only the events listed in
+	 * @disk->events are reported.  Unlisted events are processed the
+	 * same internally but never get reported to userland.
+	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(disk_uevents); i++)
-		if (events & (1 << i))
+		if (events & disk->events & (1 << i))
 			envp[nr_events++] = disk_uevents[i];
 
 	if (nr_events)