diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index a4eeece2eecd..05ae208ad442 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ main_queue:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int audit_send_list(void *_dest)
+int audit_send_list_thread(void *_dest)
 {
 	struct audit_netlink_list *dest = _dest;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
diff --git a/kernel/audit.h b/kernel/audit.h
index 6fb7160412d4..ddc22878433d 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.h
+++ b/kernel/audit.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ struct audit_netlink_list {
 	struct sk_buff_head q;
 };
 
-int audit_send_list(void *_dest);
+int audit_send_list_thread(void *_dest);
 
 extern int selinux_audit_rule_update(void);
 
diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index 026e34da4ace..a10e2997aa6c 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -1161,11 +1161,8 @@ int audit_rule_change(int type, int seq, void *data, size_t datasz)
  */
 int audit_list_rules_send(struct sk_buff *request_skb, int seq)
 {
-	u32 portid = NETLINK_CB(request_skb).portid;
-	struct net *net = sock_net(NETLINK_CB(request_skb).sk);
 	struct task_struct *tsk;
 	struct audit_netlink_list *dest;
-	int err = 0;
 
 	/* We can't just spew out the rules here because we might fill
 	 * the available socket buffer space and deadlock waiting for
@@ -1173,25 +1170,26 @@ int audit_list_rules_send(struct sk_buff *request_skb, int seq)
 	 * happen if we're actually running in the context of auditctl
 	 * trying to _send_ the stuff */
 
-	dest = kmalloc(sizeof(struct audit_netlink_list), GFP_KERNEL);
+	dest = kmalloc(sizeof(*dest), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dest)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	dest->net = get_net(net);
-	dest->portid = portid;
+	dest->net = get_net(sock_net(NETLINK_CB(request_skb).sk));
+	dest->portid = NETLINK_CB(request_skb).portid;
 	skb_queue_head_init(&dest->q);
 
 	mutex_lock(&audit_filter_mutex);
 	audit_list_rules(seq, &dest->q);
 	mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
 
-	tsk = kthread_run(audit_send_list, dest, "audit_send_list");
+	tsk = kthread_run(audit_send_list_thread, dest, "audit_send_list");
 	if (IS_ERR(tsk)) {
 		skb_queue_purge(&dest->q);
+		put_net(dest->net);
 		kfree(dest);
-		err = PTR_ERR(tsk);
+		return PTR_ERR(tsk);
 	}
 
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int audit_comparator(u32 left, u32 op, u32 right)