diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 4158141..5e72895 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@
 		if (!cap_raised(eff_cap, CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL))
 			err = -EPERM;
 		break;
+	case AUDIT_USER:
 	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG...AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG:
 		if (!cap_raised(eff_cap, CAP_AUDIT_WRITE))
 			err = -EPERM;
@@ -432,6 +433,7 @@
 			audit_set_backlog_limit(status_get->backlog_limit,
 							loginuid);
 		break;
+	case AUDIT_USER:
 	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG...AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG:
 		ab = audit_log_start(NULL, msg_type);
 		if (!ab)