diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/ptrace.c
index 2c154088cce71e496e431be6136f5d814b5f9b0d..dad91661ddf96e8b54aa4fbeafb9190879a65ccf 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -1246,15 +1246,8 @@ syscall_trace_enter (long arg0, long arg1, long arg2, long arg3,
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_RSE))
 		ia64_sync_krbs();
 
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context)) {
-		long syscall;
-		int arch;
 
-		syscall = regs.r15;
-		arch = AUDIT_ARCH_IA64;
-
-		audit_syscall_entry(arch, syscall, arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3);
-	}
+	audit_syscall_entry(AUDIT_ARCH_IA64, regs.r15, arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/ptrace.c
index f564b1bfd3869e1824ec530c2089415dc8b09f29..6eb2aa927d8966b842f388b219ae19b8dadd7309 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -147,10 +147,8 @@ asmlinkage long do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		 */
 		ret = -1L;
 
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context))
-		audit_syscall_entry(EM_MICROBLAZE, regs->r12,
-				    regs->r5, regs->r6,
-				    regs->r7, regs->r8);
+	audit_syscall_entry(EM_MICROBLAZE, regs->r12, regs->r5, regs->r6,
+			    regs->r7, regs->r8);
 
 	return ret ?: regs->r12;
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index ab0f1963a7bdb85a4d8c583cc60271ec907c7140..7786b608d9322289ce23a83eb5205b50b57f3cb6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -560,10 +560,9 @@ asmlinkage void syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	}
 
 out:
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context))
-		audit_syscall_entry(audit_arch(), regs->regs[2],
-				    regs->regs[4], regs->regs[5],
-				    regs->regs[6], regs->regs[7]);
+	audit_syscall_entry(audit_arch(), regs->regs[2],
+			    regs->regs[4], regs->regs[5],
+			    regs->regs[6], regs->regs[7]);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
index 09d31c12a5e3e9d159d99cf9ad1479a394bb16b6..5b43325402bcc8e5435c1e2804685e81cb24df72 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -1724,22 +1724,20 @@ long do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)))
 		trace_sys_enter(regs, regs->gpr[0]);
 
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context)) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
-		if (!is_32bit_task())
-			audit_syscall_entry(AUDIT_ARCH_PPC64,
-					    regs->gpr[0],
-					    regs->gpr[3], regs->gpr[4],
-					    regs->gpr[5], regs->gpr[6]);
-		else
+	if (!is_32bit_task())
+		audit_syscall_entry(AUDIT_ARCH_PPC64,
+				    regs->gpr[0],
+				    regs->gpr[3], regs->gpr[4],
+				    regs->gpr[5], regs->gpr[6]);
+	else
 #endif
-			audit_syscall_entry(AUDIT_ARCH_PPC,
-					    regs->gpr[0],
-					    regs->gpr[3] & 0xffffffff,
-					    regs->gpr[4] & 0xffffffff,
-					    regs->gpr[5] & 0xffffffff,
-					    regs->gpr[6] & 0xffffffff);
-	}
+		audit_syscall_entry(AUDIT_ARCH_PPC,
+				    regs->gpr[0],
+				    regs->gpr[3] & 0xffffffff,
+				    regs->gpr[4] & 0xffffffff,
+				    regs->gpr[5] & 0xffffffff,
+				    regs->gpr[6] & 0xffffffff);
 
 	return ret ?: regs->gpr[0];
 }
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
index f527586009801a2e5e2c55ee4f21038ede7b5577..9d82ed4bcb273a91bd6c4875d204218da2d420a2 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -740,12 +740,11 @@ asmlinkage long do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)))
 		trace_sys_enter(regs, regs->gprs[2]);
 
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context))
-		audit_syscall_entry(is_compat_task() ?
-					AUDIT_ARCH_S390 : AUDIT_ARCH_S390X,
-				    regs->gprs[2], regs->orig_gpr2,
-				    regs->gprs[3], regs->gprs[4],
-				    regs->gprs[5]);
+	audit_syscall_entry(is_compat_task() ?
+				AUDIT_ARCH_S390 : AUDIT_ARCH_S390X,
+			    regs->gprs[2], regs->orig_gpr2,
+			    regs->gprs[3], regs->gprs[4],
+			    regs->gprs[5]);
 	return ret ?: regs->gprs[2];
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c b/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c
index c0b5c179d27b955910c9df573f944b1d3d3b99f2..a3e651563763aaabf76818e68729a53bc98aeaf7 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c
@@ -518,10 +518,9 @@ asmlinkage long do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)))
 		trace_sys_enter(regs, regs->regs[0]);
 
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context))
-		audit_syscall_entry(audit_arch(), regs->regs[3],
-				    regs->regs[4], regs->regs[5],
-				    regs->regs[6], regs->regs[7]);
+	audit_syscall_entry(audit_arch(), regs->regs[3],
+			    regs->regs[4], regs->regs[5],
+			    regs->regs[6], regs->regs[7]);
 
 	return ret ?: regs->regs[0];
 }
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_64.c b/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_64.c
index ba720d68643503a755e73b5811d97ddf1f1eba8f..3d0080b5c976bb9b19fbbc8ac5116239c7d841e3 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_64.c
@@ -536,10 +536,9 @@ asmlinkage long long do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)))
 		trace_sys_enter(regs, regs->regs[9]);
 
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context))
-		audit_syscall_entry(audit_arch(), regs->regs[1],
-				    regs->regs[2], regs->regs[3],
-				    regs->regs[4], regs->regs[5]);
+	audit_syscall_entry(audit_arch(), regs->regs[1],
+			    regs->regs[2], regs->regs[3],
+			    regs->regs[4], regs->regs[5]);
 
 	return ret ?: regs->regs[9];
 }
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/ptrace_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/ptrace_64.c
index c73c8c50f11706d67208e1b1d645a446e9152088..9388844cd88c5afa47f3a24027019a96d11895ba 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/ptrace_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/ptrace_64.c
@@ -1071,15 +1071,14 @@ asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)))
 		trace_sys_enter(regs, regs->u_regs[UREG_G1]);
 
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context) && !ret)
-		audit_syscall_entry((test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT) ?
-				     AUDIT_ARCH_SPARC :
-				     AUDIT_ARCH_SPARC64),
-				    regs->u_regs[UREG_G1],
-				    regs->u_regs[UREG_I0],
-				    regs->u_regs[UREG_I1],
-				    regs->u_regs[UREG_I2],
-				    regs->u_regs[UREG_I3]);
+	audit_syscall_entry((test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT) ?
+			     AUDIT_ARCH_SPARC :
+			     AUDIT_ARCH_SPARC64),
+			    regs->u_regs[UREG_G1],
+			    regs->u_regs[UREG_I0],
+			    regs->u_regs[UREG_I1],
+			    regs->u_regs[UREG_I2],
+			    regs->u_regs[UREG_I3]);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c
index 2ccf25c42febc8786eda3f2a4c4eb64d96bb7989..06b190390505f848a095648d2c555bd9d996604d 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -167,17 +167,15 @@ void syscall_trace(struct uml_pt_regs *regs, int entryexit)
 	int is_singlestep = (current->ptrace & PT_DTRACE) && entryexit;
 	int tracesysgood;
 
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context)) {
-		if (!entryexit)
-			audit_syscall_entry(HOST_AUDIT_ARCH,
-					    UPT_SYSCALL_NR(regs),
-					    UPT_SYSCALL_ARG1(regs),
-					    UPT_SYSCALL_ARG2(regs),
-					    UPT_SYSCALL_ARG3(regs),
-					    UPT_SYSCALL_ARG4(regs));
-		else
-			audit_syscall_exit(regs);
-	}
+	if (!entryexit)
+		audit_syscall_entry(HOST_AUDIT_ARCH,
+				    UPT_SYSCALL_NR(regs),
+				    UPT_SYSCALL_ARG1(regs),
+				    UPT_SYSCALL_ARG2(regs),
+				    UPT_SYSCALL_ARG3(regs),
+				    UPT_SYSCALL_ARG4(regs));
+	else
+		audit_syscall_exit(regs);
 
 	/* Fake a debug trap */
 	if (is_singlestep)
diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
index 025f0f01d254cdf9e2edbd152a74162e353a55d2..cecfd9a8f734ba49c0ea85be40efadd75e8a350e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ sysexit_from_sys_call:
 	movl %ebx,%edx			/* 3rd arg: 1st syscall arg */
 	movl %eax,%esi			/* 2nd arg: syscall number */
 	movl $AUDIT_ARCH_I386,%edi	/* 1st arg: audit arch */
-	call audit_syscall_entry
+	call __audit_syscall_entry
 	movl RAX-ARGOFFSET(%rsp),%eax	/* reload syscall number */
 	cmpq $(IA32_NR_syscalls-1),%rax
 	ja ia32_badsys
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
index a22facf06f0e27b736baaadef91b5583044743ab..1ccd742eba1bc24061da8256579be801f3a57654 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ sysenter_audit:
 	movl %ebx,%ecx			/* 3rd arg: 1st syscall arg */
 	movl %eax,%edx			/* 2nd arg: syscall number */
 	movl $AUDIT_ARCH_I386,%eax	/* 1st arg: audit arch */
-	call audit_syscall_entry
+	call __audit_syscall_entry
 	pushl_cfi %ebx
 	movl PT_EAX(%esp),%eax		/* reload syscall number */
 	jmp sysenter_do_call
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index e51393dd93a34b4546f5dad5f19010111064e284..1ca66b650123b30841cd2d1fdef5dcd0974f9a51 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ badsys:
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
 	/*
 	 * Fast path for syscall audit without full syscall trace.
-	 * We just call audit_syscall_entry() directly, and then
+	 * We just call __audit_syscall_entry() directly, and then
 	 * jump back to the normal fast path.
 	 */
 auditsys:
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ auditsys:
 	movq %rdi,%rdx			/* 3rd arg: 1st syscall arg */
 	movq %rax,%rsi			/* 2nd arg: syscall number */
 	movl $AUDIT_ARCH_X86_64,%edi	/* 1st arg: audit arch */
-	call audit_syscall_entry
+	call __audit_syscall_entry
 	LOAD_ARGS 0		/* reload call-clobbered registers */
 	jmp system_call_fastpath
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 8b0218758775f29f7767e77a9fe9f83c386de497..50267386b7668d7761f14b2e98a6a032815a792f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -1392,20 +1392,18 @@ long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)))
 		trace_sys_enter(regs, regs->orig_ax);
 
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context)) {
-		if (IS_IA32)
-			audit_syscall_entry(AUDIT_ARCH_I386,
-					    regs->orig_ax,
-					    regs->bx, regs->cx,
-					    regs->dx, regs->si);
+	if (IS_IA32)
+		audit_syscall_entry(AUDIT_ARCH_I386,
+				    regs->orig_ax,
+				    regs->bx, regs->cx,
+				    regs->dx, regs->si);
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-		else
-			audit_syscall_entry(AUDIT_ARCH_X86_64,
-					    regs->orig_ax,
-					    regs->di, regs->si,
-					    regs->dx, regs->r10);
+	else
+		audit_syscall_entry(AUDIT_ARCH_X86_64,
+				    regs->orig_ax,
+				    regs->di, regs->si,
+				    regs->dx, regs->r10);
 #endif
-	}
 
 	return ret ?: regs->orig_ax;
 }
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c
index a0d042aa296755e441fe4266a7103b315a581a34..2dff698ab02e5ce1642248afa0f582b8aa0f112f 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -334,8 +334,7 @@ void do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		do_syscall_trace();
 
 #if 0
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context))
-		audit_syscall_entry(current, AUDIT_ARCH_XTENSA..);
+	audit_syscall_entry(current, AUDIT_ARCH_XTENSA..);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index 3d65e4b3ba0674aeacaeabad25916e8034469118..f56ce2669b83776a378e79f6ffab58cb5790a478 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -418,9 +418,9 @@ extern int audit_classify_arch(int arch);
 extern void audit_finish_fork(struct task_struct *child);
 extern int  audit_alloc(struct task_struct *task);
 extern void audit_free(struct task_struct *task);
-extern void audit_syscall_entry(int arch,
-				int major, unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1,
-				unsigned long a2, unsigned long a3);
+extern void __audit_syscall_entry(int arch,
+				  int major, unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1,
+				  unsigned long a2, unsigned long a3);
 extern void __audit_syscall_exit(int ret_success, long ret_value);
 extern void __audit_getname(const char *name);
 extern void audit_putname(const char *name);
@@ -435,6 +435,13 @@ static inline int audit_dummy_context(void)
 	void *p = current->audit_context;
 	return !p || *(int *)p;
 }
+static inline void audit_syscall_entry(int arch, int major, unsigned long a0,
+				       unsigned long a1, unsigned long a2,
+				       unsigned long a3)
+{
+	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
+		__audit_syscall_entry(arch, major, a0, a1, a2, a3);
+}
 static inline void audit_syscall_exit(void *pt_regs)
 {
 	if (unlikely(current->audit_context)) {
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 3d2853808185cc916d76aac12eb04bc554ece10f..b408100dd6efec3779f9fbec83db6ad7ce2768fd 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ void audit_free(struct task_struct *tsk)
  * will only be written if another part of the kernel requests that it
  * be written).
  */
-void audit_syscall_entry(int arch, int major,
+void __audit_syscall_entry(int arch, int major,
 			 unsigned long a1, unsigned long a2,
 			 unsigned long a3, unsigned long a4)
 {