diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 20c7d8560af0..7b123f0a9481 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ int audit_filter_user(int pid, int type)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	put_task_struct(tsk);
 
-	return 1; /* Audit by default */
+	return ret; /* Audit by default */
 
 }