diff --git a/security/selinux/avc.c b/security/selinux/avc.c
index 8ee42b2a5f19..1a04247e3a17 100644
--- a/security/selinux/avc.c
+++ b/security/selinux/avc.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static void avc_audit_post_callback(struct audit_buffer *ab, void *a)
 }
 
 /* This is the slow part of avc audit with big stack footprint */
-static noinline int slow_avc_audit(u32 ssid, u32 tsid, u16 tclass,
+noinline int slow_avc_audit(u32 ssid, u32 tsid, u16 tclass,
 		u32 requested, u32 audited, u32 denied,
 		struct common_audit_data *a,
 		unsigned flags)
@@ -496,67 +496,6 @@ static noinline int slow_avc_audit(u32 ssid, u32 tsid, u16 tclass,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * avc_audit - Audit the granting or denial of permissions.
- * @ssid: source security identifier
- * @tsid: target security identifier
- * @tclass: target security class
- * @requested: requested permissions
- * @avd: access vector decisions
- * @result: result from avc_has_perm_noaudit
- * @a:  auxiliary audit data
- * @flags: VFS walk flags
- *
- * Audit the granting or denial of permissions in accordance
- * with the policy.  This function is typically called by
- * avc_has_perm() after a permission check, but can also be
- * called directly by callers who use avc_has_perm_noaudit()
- * in order to separate the permission check from the auditing.
- * For example, this separation is useful when the permission check must
- * be performed under a lock, to allow the lock to be released
- * before calling the auditing code.
- */
-inline int avc_audit(u32 ssid, u32 tsid,
-	       u16 tclass, u32 requested,
-	       struct av_decision *avd, int result, struct common_audit_data *a,
-	       unsigned flags)
-{
-	u32 denied, audited;
-	denied = requested & ~avd->allowed;
-	if (unlikely(denied)) {
-		audited = denied & avd->auditdeny;
-		/*
-		 * a->selinux_audit_data->auditdeny is TRICKY!  Setting a bit in
-		 * this field means that ANY denials should NOT be audited if
-		 * the policy contains an explicit dontaudit rule for that
-		 * permission.  Take notice that this is unrelated to the
-		 * actual permissions that were denied.  As an example lets
-		 * assume:
-		 *
-		 * denied == READ
-		 * avd.auditdeny & ACCESS == 0 (not set means explicit rule)
-		 * selinux_audit_data->auditdeny & ACCESS == 1
-		 *
-		 * We will NOT audit the denial even though the denied
-		 * permission was READ and the auditdeny checks were for
-		 * ACCESS
-		 */
-		if (a &&
-		    a->selinux_audit_data->auditdeny &&
-		    !(a->selinux_audit_data->auditdeny & avd->auditdeny))
-			audited = 0;
-	} else if (result)
-		audited = denied = requested;
-	else
-		audited = requested & avd->auditallow;
-	if (likely(!audited))
-		return 0;
-
-	return slow_avc_audit(ssid, tsid, tclass,
-		requested, audited, denied,
-		a, flags);
-}
-
 /**
  * avc_add_callback - Register a callback for security events.
  * @callback: callback function
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index c3ee902306d8..c99027dc0b36 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2684,6 +2684,11 @@ static int selinux_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	u32 perms;
 	bool from_access;
 	unsigned flags = mask & MAY_NOT_BLOCK;
+	struct inode_security_struct *isec;
+	u32 sid;
+	struct av_decision avd;
+	int rc, rc2;
+	u32 audited, denied;
 
 	from_access = mask & MAY_ACCESS;
 	mask &= (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC|MAY_APPEND);
@@ -2692,6 +2697,23 @@ static int selinux_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	if (!mask)
 		return 0;
 
+	validate_creds(cred);
+
+	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(inode)))
+		return 0;
+
+	perms = file_mask_to_av(inode->i_mode, mask);
+
+	sid = cred_sid(cred);
+	isec = inode->i_security;
+
+	rc = avc_has_perm_noaudit(sid, isec->sid, isec->sclass, perms, 0, &avd);
+	audited = avc_audit_required(perms, &avd, rc,
+				     from_access ? FILE__AUDIT_ACCESS : 0,
+				     &denied);
+	if (likely(!audited))
+		return rc;
+
 	COMMON_AUDIT_DATA_INIT(&ad, INODE);
 	ad.selinux_audit_data = &sad;
 	ad.u.inode = inode;
@@ -2699,9 +2721,11 @@ static int selinux_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	if (from_access)
 		ad.selinux_audit_data->auditdeny |= FILE__AUDIT_ACCESS;
 
-	perms = file_mask_to_av(inode->i_mode, mask);
-
-	return inode_has_perm(cred, inode, perms, &ad, flags);
+	rc2 = slow_avc_audit(sid, isec->sid, isec->sclass, perms,
+			     audited, denied, &ad, flags);
+	if (rc2)
+		return rc2;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static int selinux_inode_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
diff --git a/security/selinux/include/avc.h b/security/selinux/include/avc.h
index 1931370233d7..e4e50bb218ee 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/avc.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/avc.h
@@ -77,11 +77,83 @@ struct selinux_audit_data {
 
 void __init avc_init(void);
 
-int avc_audit(u32 ssid, u32 tsid,
-	       u16 tclass, u32 requested,
-	       struct av_decision *avd,
-	       int result,
-	      struct common_audit_data *a, unsigned flags);
+static inline u32 avc_audit_required(u32 requested,
+			      struct av_decision *avd,
+			      int result,
+			      u32 auditdeny,
+			      u32 *deniedp)
+{
+	u32 denied, audited;
+	denied = requested & ~avd->allowed;
+	if (unlikely(denied)) {
+		audited = denied & avd->auditdeny;
+		/*
+		 * auditdeny is TRICKY!  Setting a bit in
+		 * this field means that ANY denials should NOT be audited if
+		 * the policy contains an explicit dontaudit rule for that
+		 * permission.  Take notice that this is unrelated to the
+		 * actual permissions that were denied.  As an example lets
+		 * assume:
+		 *
+		 * denied == READ
+		 * avd.auditdeny & ACCESS == 0 (not set means explicit rule)
+		 * auditdeny & ACCESS == 1
+		 *
+		 * We will NOT audit the denial even though the denied
+		 * permission was READ and the auditdeny checks were for
+		 * ACCESS
+		 */
+		if (auditdeny && !(auditdeny & avd->auditdeny))
+			audited = 0;
+	} else if (result)
+		audited = denied = requested;
+	else
+		audited = requested & avd->auditallow;
+	*deniedp = denied;
+	return audited;
+}
+
+int slow_avc_audit(u32 ssid, u32 tsid, u16 tclass,
+		   u32 requested, u32 audited, u32 denied,
+		   struct common_audit_data *a,
+		   unsigned flags);
+
+/**
+ * avc_audit - Audit the granting or denial of permissions.
+ * @ssid: source security identifier
+ * @tsid: target security identifier
+ * @tclass: target security class
+ * @requested: requested permissions
+ * @avd: access vector decisions
+ * @result: result from avc_has_perm_noaudit
+ * @a:  auxiliary audit data
+ * @flags: VFS walk flags
+ *
+ * Audit the granting or denial of permissions in accordance
+ * with the policy.  This function is typically called by
+ * avc_has_perm() after a permission check, but can also be
+ * called directly by callers who use avc_has_perm_noaudit()
+ * in order to separate the permission check from the auditing.
+ * For example, this separation is useful when the permission check must
+ * be performed under a lock, to allow the lock to be released
+ * before calling the auditing code.
+ */
+static inline int avc_audit(u32 ssid, u32 tsid,
+			    u16 tclass, u32 requested,
+			    struct av_decision *avd,
+			    int result,
+			    struct common_audit_data *a, unsigned flags)
+{
+	u32 audited, denied;
+	audited = avc_audit_required(requested, avd, result,
+				     a ? a->selinux_audit_data->auditdeny : 0,
+				     &denied);
+	if (likely(!audited))
+		return 0;
+	return slow_avc_audit(ssid, tsid, tclass,
+			      requested, audited, denied,
+			      a, flags);
+}
 
 #define AVC_STRICT 1 /* Ignore permissive mode. */
 int avc_has_perm_noaudit(u32 ssid, u32 tsid,