diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 04fe2e3..c8ccbd0 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@
 	       audit_initialized ? "" : " (after initialization)");
 	if (audit_initialized)
 		audit_enabled = audit_default;
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 __setup("audit=", audit_enable);