diff --git a/kernel/audit_tree.c b/kernel/audit_tree.c
index e81175e..642a89c 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_tree.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_tree.c
@@ -449,11 +449,26 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void audit_log_remove_rule(struct audit_krule *rule)
+{
+	struct audit_buffer *ab;
+
+	ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE);
+	if (unlikely(!ab))
+		return;
+	audit_log_format(ab, "op=");
+	audit_log_string(ab, "remove rule");
+	audit_log_format(ab, " dir=");
+	audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, rule->tree->pathname);
+	audit_log_key(ab, rule->filterkey);
+	audit_log_format(ab, " list=%d res=1", rule->listnr);
+	audit_log_end(ab);
+}
+
 static void kill_rules(struct audit_tree *tree)
 {
 	struct audit_krule *rule, *next;
 	struct audit_entry *entry;
-	struct audit_buffer *ab;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(rule, next, &tree->rules, rlist) {
 		entry = container_of(rule, struct audit_entry, rule);
@@ -461,14 +476,7 @@
 		list_del_init(&rule->rlist);
 		if (rule->tree) {
 			/* not a half-baked one */
-			ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE);
-			audit_log_format(ab, "op=");
-			audit_log_string(ab, "remove rule");
-			audit_log_format(ab, " dir=");
-			audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, rule->tree->pathname);
-			audit_log_key(ab, rule->filterkey);
-			audit_log_format(ab, " list=%d res=1", rule->listnr);
-			audit_log_end(ab);
+			audit_log_remove_rule(rule);
 			rule->tree = NULL;
 			list_del_rcu(&entry->list);
 			list_del(&entry->rule.list);