diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 5dd3dfadab68..34c5a2310fbf 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ static void __net_exit audit_net_exit(struct net *net)
 	netlink_kernel_release(sock);
 }
 
-static struct pernet_operations __net_initdata audit_net_ops = {
+static struct pernet_operations audit_net_ops __net_initdata = {
 	.init = audit_net_init,
 	.exit = audit_net_exit,
 	.id = &audit_net_id,