diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 72bc1d0d1d0d96748aa0ff5acb4a4719d095c95f..2dc75735469349bc91b6a11c7a1da89dc66e8e70 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -410,10 +410,12 @@ static void kauditd_send_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	err = netlink_unicast(audit_sock, skb, audit_nlk_portid, 0);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		BUG_ON(err != -ECONNREFUSED); /* Shouldn't happen */
-		printk(KERN_ERR "audit: *NO* daemon at audit_pid=%d\n", audit_pid);
-		audit_log_lost("auditd disappeared\n");
-		audit_pid = 0;
-		audit_sock = NULL;
+		if (audit_pid) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "audit: *NO* daemon at audit_pid=%d\n", audit_pid);
+			audit_log_lost("auditd disappeared\n");
+			audit_pid = 0;
+			audit_sock = NULL;
+		}
 		/* we might get lucky and get this in the next auditd */
 		audit_hold_skb(skb);
 	} else