diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index b27b7063654c..ef5bd63f5cb8 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 				audit_log_config_change("audit_pid", new_pid, audit_pid, 1);
 			audit_pid = new_pid;
 			audit_nlk_portid = NETLINK_CB(skb).portid;
-			audit_sock = NETLINK_CB(skb).sk;
+			audit_sock = skb->sk;
 		}
 		if (s.mask & AUDIT_STATUS_RATE_LIMIT) {
 			err = audit_set_rate_limit(s.rate_limit);