diff --git a/core/sys/linux/bits.odin b/core/sys/linux/bits.odin
index b22a021f6..f9dcb45d5 100644
--- a/core/sys/linux/bits.odin
+++ b/core/sys/linux/bits.odin
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ Inotify_Init_Bits :: enum {
 	IN_CLOEXEC  = 19,
 }
 
-Inotify_Events_Bits :: enum u32 {
+Inotify_Event_Bits :: enum u32 {
 	IN_ACCESS        = 0,
 	IN_MODIFY        = 1,
 	IN_ATTRIB        = 2,
@@ -539,6 +539,16 @@ Inotify_Events_Bits :: enum u32 {
 	IN_DELETE        = 9,
 	IN_DELETE_SELF   = 10,
 	IN_MOVE_SELF     = 11,
+	IN_UNMOUNT       = 13,
+	IN_Q_OVERFLOW    = 14,
+	IN_IGNORED       = 15,
+	IN_ONLYDIR       = 24,
+	IN_DONT_FOLLOW   = 25,
+	IN_EXCL_UNLINK   = 26,
+	IN_MASK_CREATE   = 28,
+	IN_MASK_ADD      = 29,
+	IN_ISDIR         = 30,
+	IN_ONESHOT       = 31,
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/core/sys/linux/constants.odin b/core/sys/linux/constants.odin
index 551a4fc40..e568ff2f2 100644
--- a/core/sys/linux/constants.odin
+++ b/core/sys/linux/constants.odin
@@ -135,13 +135,20 @@ STATX_BASIC_STATS :: Statx_Mask {
 	.BLOCKS,
 }
 
-IN_ONLYDIR     :: 0x01000000
-IN_DONT_FOLLOW :: 0x02000000
-IN_EXCL_UNLINK :: 0x04000000
-IN_MASK_CREATE :: 0x10000000
-IN_MASK_ADD    :: 0x20000000
-IN_ISDIR       :: 0x40000000
-IN_ONESHOT     :: 0x80000000
+IN_ALL_EVENTS	:: Inotify_Event_Mask {
+	.IN_ACCESS,
+	.IN_MODIFY,
+	.IN_ATTRIB,
+	.IN_CLOSE_WRITE,
+	.IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE,
+	.IN_OPEN,
+	.IN_MOVED_FROM,
+	.IN_MOVED_TO,
+	.IN_CREATE,
+	.IN_DELETE,
+	.IN_DELETE_SELF,
+	.IN_MOVE_SELF,
+}
 
 /*
 	Tell `shmget` to create a new key
diff --git a/core/sys/linux/sys.odin b/core/sys/linux/sys.odin
index 9adeda610..690902f07 100644
--- a/core/sys/linux/sys.odin
+++ b/core/sys/linux/sys.odin
@@ -2537,8 +2537,13 @@ waitid :: proc "contextless" (id_type: Id_Type, id: Id, sig_info: ^Sig_Info, opt
 // TODO(flysand): ioprio_get
 
 inotify_init :: proc "contextless" () -> (Fd, Errno) {
-	ret := syscall(SYS_inotify_init)
-	return errno_unwrap(ret, Fd)
+	when ODIN_ARCH == .arm64 || ODIN_ARCH == .riscv64 {
+		ret := syscall(SYS_inotify_init1, 0)
+		return errno_unwrap(ret, Fd)
+	} else {
+		ret := syscall(SYS_inotify_init)
+		return errno_unwrap(ret, Fd)
+	}
 }
 
 inotify_init1 :: proc "contextless" (flags: Inotify_Init_Flags) -> (Fd, Errno) {
@@ -2556,12 +2561,6 @@ inotify_rm_watch :: proc "contextless" (fd: Fd, wd: Wd) -> (Errno) {
 	return Errno(-ret)
 }
 
-// helper procedure to access the data within an `Inotify_Event`
-// since Odin doesn't have an alternative to `__flexarr`
-inotify_event_name :: proc "contextless" (event: ^Inotify_Event) -> cstring {
-	return transmute(cstring)uintptr(&event.name)
-}
-
 // TODO(flysand): migrate_pages
 
 /*
diff --git a/core/sys/linux/types.odin b/core/sys/linux/types.odin
index 97e593935..42d5cc988 100644
--- a/core/sys/linux/types.odin
+++ b/core/sys/linux/types.odin
@@ -351,16 +351,14 @@ Poll_Fd :: struct {
 Inotify_Init_Flags :: bit_set[Inotify_Init_Bits; i32]
 
 Inotify_Event :: struct {
-	wd: Wd,
-	mask: Inotify_Event_Mask,
+	wd:     Wd,
+	mask:   Inotify_Event_Mask,
 	cookie: u32,
-	len: u32,
-	// used in place of __flexarr
-	// use inotify_event_name to read
-	name: [0]u8,
+	len:    u32,
+	name:   [0]u8,
 }
 
-Inotify_Event_Mask :: bit_set[Inotify_Events_Bits; u32]
+Inotify_Event_Mask :: bit_set[Inotify_Event_Bits; u32]
 
 /*
 	Specifies protection for memory pages.