diff --git a/security/integrity/integrity_audit.c b/security/integrity/integrity_audit.c
index 29220056207f..0ec5e4c22cb2 100644
--- a/security/integrity/integrity_audit.c
+++ b/security/integrity/integrity_audit.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ void integrity_audit_message(int audit_msgno, struct inode *inode,
 		return;
 
 	ab = audit_log_start(audit_context(), GFP_KERNEL, audit_msgno);
+	if (!ab)
+		return;
 	audit_log_format(ab, "pid=%d uid=%u auid=%u ses=%u",
 			 task_pid_nr(current),
 			 from_kuid(&init_user_ns, current_uid()),