diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 02b1b7875c925e147f0593428e6c39790760552e..74550ff3644f7291875cdd4566ee6a31f9c4f91f 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ static int audit_log_common_recv_msg(struct audit_buffer **ab, u16 msg_type)
 	int rc = 0;
 	uid_t uid = from_kuid(&init_user_ns, current_uid());
 
-	if (!audit_enabled) {
+	if (!audit_enabled && msg_type != AUDIT_USER_AVC) {
 		*ab = NULL;
 		return rc;
 	}