diff --git a/security/apparmor/audit.c b/security/apparmor/audit.c
index f7e97c7e80f3..704b0c895605 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/audit.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/audit.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ int aa_audit(int type, struct aa_profile *profile, struct common_audit_data *sa,
 	}
 	if (AUDIT_MODE(profile) == AUDIT_QUIET ||
 	    (type == AUDIT_APPARMOR_DENIED &&
-	     AUDIT_MODE(profile) == AUDIT_QUIET))
+	     AUDIT_MODE(profile) == AUDIT_QUIET_DENIED))
 		return aad(sa)->error;
 
 	if (KILL_MODE(profile) && type == AUDIT_APPARMOR_DENIED)