1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 8429afea37bf..57f4038694d1 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -884,8 +884,10 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
                         spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
                 }
                 read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
-                audit_send_reply(NETLINK_CB(skb).pid, seq, AUDIT_TTY_GET, 0, 0,
-                                 &s, sizeof(s));
+
+                if (!err)
+                        audit_send_reply(NETLINK_CB(skb).pid, seq,
+                                         AUDIT_TTY_GET, 0, 0, &s, sizeof(s));
                 break;
         }
         case AUDIT_TTY_SET: {