diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 40414e9..a219998 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE);
+	if (unlikely(!ab))
+		return rc;
 	audit_log_format(ab, "%s=%d old=%d auid=%u ses=%u", function_name, new,
 			 old, from_kuid(&init_user_ns, loginuid), sessionid);
 	if (sid) {
@@ -619,6 +621,8 @@
 	}
 
 	*ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, msg_type);
+	if (unlikely(!*ab))
+		return rc;
 	audit_log_format(*ab, "pid=%d uid=%u auid=%u ses=%u",
 			 task_tgid_vnr(current),
 			 from_kuid(&init_user_ns, current_uid()),
diff --git a/kernel/audit_tree.c b/kernel/audit_tree.c
index e81175e..642a89c 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_tree.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_tree.c
@@ -449,11 +449,26 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void audit_log_remove_rule(struct audit_krule *rule)
+{
+	struct audit_buffer *ab;
+
+	ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE);
+	if (unlikely(!ab))
+		return;
+	audit_log_format(ab, "op=");
+	audit_log_string(ab, "remove rule");
+	audit_log_format(ab, " dir=");
+	audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, rule->tree->pathname);
+	audit_log_key(ab, rule->filterkey);
+	audit_log_format(ab, " list=%d res=1", rule->listnr);
+	audit_log_end(ab);
+}
+
 static void kill_rules(struct audit_tree *tree)
 {
 	struct audit_krule *rule, *next;
 	struct audit_entry *entry;
-	struct audit_buffer *ab;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(rule, next, &tree->rules, rlist) {
 		entry = container_of(rule, struct audit_entry, rule);
@@ -461,14 +476,7 @@
 		list_del_init(&rule->rlist);
 		if (rule->tree) {
 			/* not a half-baked one */
-			ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE);
-			audit_log_format(ab, "op=");
-			audit_log_string(ab, "remove rule");
-			audit_log_format(ab, " dir=");
-			audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, rule->tree->pathname);
-			audit_log_key(ab, rule->filterkey);
-			audit_log_format(ab, " list=%d res=1", rule->listnr);
-			audit_log_end(ab);
+			audit_log_remove_rule(rule);
 			rule->tree = NULL;
 			list_del_rcu(&entry->list);
 			list_del(&entry->rule.list);
diff --git a/kernel/audit_watch.c b/kernel/audit_watch.c
index 4a599f6..22831c4 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_watch.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_watch.c
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@
 	if (audit_enabled) {
 		struct audit_buffer *ab;
 		ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_NOFS, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE);
+		if (unlikely(!ab))
+			return;
 		audit_log_format(ab, "auid=%u ses=%u op=",
 				 from_kuid(&init_user_ns, audit_get_loginuid(current)),
 				 audit_get_sessionid(current));
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 3e46d1d..a371f85 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -1464,14 +1464,14 @@
 			audit_log_end(ab);
 			ab = audit_log_start(context, GFP_KERNEL,
 					     AUDIT_IPC_SET_PERM);
+			if (unlikely(!ab))
+				return;
 			audit_log_format(ab,
 				"qbytes=%lx ouid=%u ogid=%u mode=%#ho",
 				context->ipc.qbytes,
 				context->ipc.perm_uid,
 				context->ipc.perm_gid,
 				context->ipc.perm_mode);
-			if (!ab)
-				return;
 		}
 		break; }
 	case AUDIT_MQ_OPEN: {
@@ -2720,6 +2720,8 @@
 		return;
 
 	ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_ANOM_ABEND);
+	if (unlikely(!ab))
+		return;
 	audit_log_abend(ab, "memory violation", signr);
 	audit_log_end(ab);
 }