diff --git a/fs/stat.c b/fs/stat.c
index 030008796479..a6709e7ba71d 100644
--- a/fs/stat.c
+++ b/fs/stat.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ int vfs_getattr_nosec(const struct path *path, struct kstat *stat,
 
 	memset(stat, 0, sizeof(*stat));
 	stat->result_mask |= STATX_BASIC_STATS;
-	request_mask &= STATX_ALL;
 	query_flags &= KSTAT_QUERY_FLAGS;
 
 	/* allow the fs to override these if it really wants to */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/stat.h b/include/uapi/linux/stat.h
index ad80a5c885d5..d1192783139a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/stat.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/stat.h
@@ -148,9 +148,18 @@ struct statx {
 #define STATX_BLOCKS		0x00000400U	/* Want/got stx_blocks */
 #define STATX_BASIC_STATS	0x000007ffU	/* The stuff in the normal stat struct */
 #define STATX_BTIME		0x00000800U	/* Want/got stx_btime */
-#define STATX_ALL		0x00000fffU	/* All currently supported flags */
+
 #define STATX__RESERVED		0x80000000U	/* Reserved for future struct statx expansion */
 
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+/*
+ * This is deprecated, and shall remain the same value in the future.  To avoid
+ * confusion please use the equivalent (STATX_BASIC_STATS | STATX_BTIME)
+ * instead.
+ */
+#define STATX_ALL		0x00000fffU
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Attributes to be found in stx_attributes and masked in stx_attributes_mask.
  *
diff --git a/samples/vfs/test-statx.c b/samples/vfs/test-statx.c
index a3d68159fb51..76c577ea4fd8 100644
--- a/samples/vfs/test-statx.c
+++ b/samples/vfs/test-statx.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct statx stx;
 	int ret, raw = 0, atflag = AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW;
 
-	unsigned int mask = STATX_ALL;
+	unsigned int mask = STATX_BASIC_STATS | STATX_BTIME;
 
 	for (argv++; *argv; argv++) {
 		if (strcmp(*argv, "-F") == 0) {
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/stat.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/stat.h
index ad80a5c885d5..d1192783139a 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/stat.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/stat.h
@@ -148,9 +148,18 @@ struct statx {
 #define STATX_BLOCKS		0x00000400U	/* Want/got stx_blocks */
 #define STATX_BASIC_STATS	0x000007ffU	/* The stuff in the normal stat struct */
 #define STATX_BTIME		0x00000800U	/* Want/got stx_btime */
-#define STATX_ALL		0x00000fffU	/* All currently supported flags */
+
 #define STATX__RESERVED		0x80000000U	/* Reserved for future struct statx expansion */
 
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+/*
+ * This is deprecated, and shall remain the same value in the future.  To avoid
+ * confusion please use the equivalent (STATX_BASIC_STATS | STATX_BTIME)
+ * instead.
+ */
+#define STATX_ALL		0x00000fffU
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Attributes to be found in stx_attributes and masked in stx_attributes_mask.
  *