1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 09e287b1dc0e..854f4829e654 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -462,8 +462,10 @@ static int kauditd_thread(void *dummy)
                 flush_hold_queue();
 
                 skb = skb_dequeue(&audit_skb_queue);
-                wake_up(&audit_backlog_wait);
+
                 if (skb) {
+                        if (skb_queue_len(&audit_skb_queue) <= audit_backlog_limit)
+                                wake_up(&audit_backlog_wait);
                         if (audit_pid)
                                 kauditd_send_skb(skb);
                         else