diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index e8692a5748c2..56f30287e24c 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 		}
 		/* fallthrough */
 	case AUDIT_LIST:
-		err = audit_receive_filter(nlh->nlmsg_type, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid,
+		err = audit_receive_filter(msg_type, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid,
 					   uid, seq, data, nlmsg_len(nlh),
 					   loginuid, sessionid, sid);
 		break;
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 		}
 		/* fallthrough */
 	case AUDIT_LIST_RULES:
-		err = audit_receive_filter(nlh->nlmsg_type, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid,
+		err = audit_receive_filter(msg_type, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid,
 					   uid, seq, data, nlmsg_len(nlh),
 					   loginuid, sessionid, sid);
 		break;