1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index 31fd4027d2b5..59696a840be1 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -809,8 +809,6 @@ static int semctl_down(int semid, int semnum, int cmd, int version, union semun
         if(cmd == IPC_SET) {
                 if(copy_semid_from_user (&setbuf, arg.buf, version))
                         return -EFAULT;
-                if ((err = audit_ipc_perms(0, setbuf.uid, setbuf.gid, setbuf.mode)))
-                        return err;
         }
         sma = sem_lock(semid);
         if(sma==NULL)
@@ -821,7 +819,6 @@ static int semctl_down(int semid, int semnum, int cmd, int version, union semun
                 goto out_unlock;
         }       
         ipcp = &sma->sem_perm;
-        
         if (current->euid != ipcp->cuid && 
             current->euid != ipcp->uid && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
                 err=-EPERM;
@@ -838,6 +835,8 @@ static int semctl_down(int semid, int semnum, int cmd, int version, union semun
                 err = 0;
                 break;
         case IPC_SET:
+                if ((err = audit_ipc_perms(0, setbuf.uid, setbuf.gid, setbuf.mode, ipcp)))
+                        goto out_unlock;
                 ipcp->uid = setbuf.uid;
                 ipcp->gid = setbuf.gid;
                 ipcp->mode = (ipcp->mode & ~S_IRWXUGO)