diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index 63c3bb98558f..8b82974bdc12 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ extern void		    audit_log_lost(const char *message);
 extern int		    audit_update_lsm_rules(void);
 
 				/* Private API (for audit.c only) */
-extern int audit_filter_user(struct netlink_skb_parms *cb, int type);
+extern int audit_filter_user(struct netlink_skb_parms *cb);
 extern int audit_filter_type(int type);
 extern int  audit_receive_filter(int type, int pid, int uid, int seq,
 				void *data, size_t datasz, uid_t loginuid,
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index e8692a5748c2..e092f1c0ce30 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 		if (!audit_enabled && msg_type != AUDIT_USER_AVC)
 			return 0;
 
-		err = audit_filter_user(&NETLINK_CB(skb), msg_type);
+		err = audit_filter_user(&NETLINK_CB(skb));
 		if (err == 1) {
 			err = 0;
 			if (msg_type == AUDIT_USER_TTY) {
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 		}
 		/* fallthrough */
 	case AUDIT_LIST:
-		err = audit_receive_filter(nlh->nlmsg_type, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid,
+		err = audit_receive_filter(msg_type, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid,
 					   uid, seq, data, nlmsg_len(nlh),
 					   loginuid, sessionid, sid);
 		break;
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 		}
 		/* fallthrough */
 	case AUDIT_LIST_RULES:
-		err = audit_receive_filter(nlh->nlmsg_type, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid,
+		err = audit_receive_filter(msg_type, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid,
 					   uid, seq, data, nlmsg_len(nlh),
 					   loginuid, sessionid, sid);
 		break;
diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index 0e0bd27e6512..98c50cc671bb 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -1544,6 +1544,7 @@ static void audit_log_rule_change(uid_t loginuid, u32 sessionid, u32 sid,
  * @data: payload data
  * @datasz: size of payload data
  * @loginuid: loginuid of sender
+ * @sessionid: sessionid for netlink audit message
  * @sid: SE Linux Security ID of sender
  */
 int audit_receive_filter(int type, int pid, int uid, int seq, void *data,
@@ -1720,7 +1721,7 @@ static int audit_filter_user_rules(struct netlink_skb_parms *cb,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int audit_filter_user(struct netlink_skb_parms *cb, int type)
+int audit_filter_user(struct netlink_skb_parms *cb)
 {
 	enum audit_state state = AUDIT_DISABLED;
 	struct audit_entry *e;