diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 616164038ad4..b8831ac25b70 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -1640,6 +1640,26 @@ void audit_log_name(struct audit_context *context, struct audit_names *n,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* log the audit_names record type */
+	audit_log_format(ab, " nametype=");
+	switch(n->type) {
+	case AUDIT_TYPE_NORMAL:
+		audit_log_format(ab, "NORMAL");
+		break;
+	case AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT:
+		audit_log_format(ab, "PARENT");
+		break;
+	case AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_DELETE:
+		audit_log_format(ab, "DELETE");
+		break;
+	case AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_CREATE:
+		audit_log_format(ab, "CREATE");
+		break;
+	default:
+		audit_log_format(ab, "UNKNOWN");
+		break;
+	}
+
 	audit_log_fcaps(ab, n);
 	audit_log_end(ab);
 }