diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c b/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c
index ba92824086f3..3228d7f24eb4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ audit_tg(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_action_param *par)
 	const struct xt_audit_info *info = par->targinfo;
 	struct audit_buffer *ab;
 
+	if (audit_enabled == 0)
+		goto errout;
+
 	ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_ATOMIC, AUDIT_NETFILTER_PKT);
 	if (ab == NULL)
 		goto errout;