diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_audit.c b/drivers/tty/tty_audit.c
index 3d90f88c5ff9..79439846d29d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_audit.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_audit.c
@@ -200,8 +200,7 @@ int tty_audit_push(void)
  *	tty_audit_buf_get	-	Get an audit buffer.
  *
  *	Get an audit buffer, allocate it if necessary.  Return %NULL
- *	if TTY auditing is disabled or out of memory.  Otherwise, return a new
- *	reference to the buffer.
+ *	if out of memory.  Otherwise, return a new reference to the buffer.
  */
 static struct tty_audit_buf *tty_audit_buf_get(void)
 {
@@ -224,9 +223,6 @@ static struct tty_audit_buf *tty_audit_buf_get(void)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (~current->signal->audit_tty & AUDIT_TTY_ENABLE)
-		goto out;
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&current->sighand->siglock, flags);
 	buf = current->signal->tty_audit_buf;
 	if (!buf) {