diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index ea3b7b6..a24aafa 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -971,8 +971,7 @@
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "audit: initializing netlink socket (%s)\n",
 	       audit_default ? "enabled" : "disabled");
-	audit_sock = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_AUDIT,
-					   THIS_MODULE, &cfg);
+	audit_sock = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_AUDIT, &cfg);
 	if (!audit_sock)
 		audit_panic("cannot initialize netlink socket");
 	else