diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 2bfc64786765..738c03695b79 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ static int audit_log_single_execve_arg(struct audit_context *context,
 {
 	char arg_num_len_buf[12];
 	const char __user *tmp_p = p;
-	/* how many digits are in arg_num? 3 is the length of a=\n */
+	/* how many digits are in arg_num? 3 is the length of " a=" */
 	size_t arg_num_len = snprintf(arg_num_len_buf, 12, "%d", arg_num) + 3;
 	size_t len, len_left, to_send;
 	size_t max_execve_audit_len = MAX_EXECVE_AUDIT_LEN;
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ static int audit_log_single_execve_arg(struct audit_context *context,
 		 * so we can be sure nothing was lost.
 		 */
 		if ((i == 0) && (too_long))
-			audit_log_format(*ab, "a%d_len=%zu ", arg_num,
+			audit_log_format(*ab, " a%d_len=%zu", arg_num,
 					 has_cntl ? 2*len : len);
 
 		/*
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ static int audit_log_single_execve_arg(struct audit_context *context,
 		buf[to_send] = '\0';
 
 		/* actually log it */
-		audit_log_format(*ab, "a%d", arg_num);
+		audit_log_format(*ab, " a%d", arg_num);
 		if (too_long)
 			audit_log_format(*ab, "[%d]", i);
 		audit_log_format(*ab, "=");
@@ -1138,7 +1138,6 @@ static int audit_log_single_execve_arg(struct audit_context *context,
 			audit_log_n_hex(*ab, buf, to_send);
 		else
 			audit_log_format(*ab, "\"%s\"", buf);
-		audit_log_format(*ab, "\n");
 
 		p += to_send;
 		len_left -= to_send;
@@ -1166,7 +1165,7 @@ static void audit_log_execve_info(struct audit_context *context,
 
 	p = (const char __user *)axi->mm->arg_start;
 
-	audit_log_format(*ab, "argc=%d ", axi->argc);
+	audit_log_format(*ab, "argc=%d", axi->argc);
 
 	/*
 	 * we need some kernel buffer to hold the userspace args.  Just