diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index b0126e9c0743..026e34da4ace 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ static struct audit_entry *audit_data_to_entry(struct audit_rule_data *data,
 	bufp = data->buf;
 	for (i = 0; i < data->field_count; i++) {
 		struct audit_field *f = &entry->rule.fields[i];
+		u32 f_val;
 
 		err = -EINVAL;
 
@@ -464,12 +465,12 @@ static struct audit_entry *audit_data_to_entry(struct audit_rule_data *data,
 			goto exit_free;
 
 		f->type = data->fields[i];
-		f->val = data->values[i];
+		f_val = data->values[i];
 
 		/* Support legacy tests for a valid loginuid */
-		if ((f->type == AUDIT_LOGINUID) && (f->val == AUDIT_UID_UNSET)) {
+		if ((f->type == AUDIT_LOGINUID) && (f_val == AUDIT_UID_UNSET)) {
 			f->type = AUDIT_LOGINUID_SET;
-			f->val = 0;
+			f_val = 0;
 			entry->rule.pflags |= AUDIT_LOGINUID_LEGACY;
 		}
 
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ static struct audit_entry *audit_data_to_entry(struct audit_rule_data *data,
 		case AUDIT_SUID:
 		case AUDIT_FSUID:
 		case AUDIT_OBJ_UID:
-			f->uid = make_kuid(current_user_ns(), f->val);
+			f->uid = make_kuid(current_user_ns(), f_val);
 			if (!uid_valid(f->uid))
 				goto exit_free;
 			break;
@@ -494,11 +495,12 @@ static struct audit_entry *audit_data_to_entry(struct audit_rule_data *data,
 		case AUDIT_SGID:
 		case AUDIT_FSGID:
 		case AUDIT_OBJ_GID:
-			f->gid = make_kgid(current_user_ns(), f->val);
+			f->gid = make_kgid(current_user_ns(), f_val);
 			if (!gid_valid(f->gid))
 				goto exit_free;
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_ARCH:
+			f->val = f_val;
 			entry->rule.arch_f = f;
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_SUBJ_USER:
@@ -511,11 +513,13 @@ static struct audit_entry *audit_data_to_entry(struct audit_rule_data *data,
 		case AUDIT_OBJ_TYPE:
 		case AUDIT_OBJ_LEV_LOW:
 		case AUDIT_OBJ_LEV_HIGH:
-			str = audit_unpack_string(&bufp, &remain, f->val);
-			if (IS_ERR(str))
+			str = audit_unpack_string(&bufp, &remain, f_val);
+			if (IS_ERR(str)) {
+				err = PTR_ERR(str);
 				goto exit_free;
-			entry->rule.buflen += f->val;
-
+			}
+			entry->rule.buflen += f_val;
+			f->lsm_str = str;
 			err = security_audit_rule_init(f->type, f->op, str,
 						       (void **)&f->lsm_rule);
 			/* Keep currently invalid fields around in case they
@@ -524,68 +528,71 @@ static struct audit_entry *audit_data_to_entry(struct audit_rule_data *data,
 				pr_warn("audit rule for LSM \'%s\' is invalid\n",
 					str);
 				err = 0;
-			}
-			if (err) {
-				kfree(str);
+			} else if (err)
 				goto exit_free;
-			} else
-				f->lsm_str = str;
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_WATCH:
-			str = audit_unpack_string(&bufp, &remain, f->val);
-			if (IS_ERR(str))
+			str = audit_unpack_string(&bufp, &remain, f_val);
+			if (IS_ERR(str)) {
+				err = PTR_ERR(str);
 				goto exit_free;
-			entry->rule.buflen += f->val;
-
-			err = audit_to_watch(&entry->rule, str, f->val, f->op);
+			}
+			err = audit_to_watch(&entry->rule, str, f_val, f->op);
 			if (err) {
 				kfree(str);
 				goto exit_free;
 			}
+			entry->rule.buflen += f_val;
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_DIR:
-			str = audit_unpack_string(&bufp, &remain, f->val);
-			if (IS_ERR(str))
+			str = audit_unpack_string(&bufp, &remain, f_val);
+			if (IS_ERR(str)) {
+				err = PTR_ERR(str);
 				goto exit_free;
-			entry->rule.buflen += f->val;
-
+			}
 			err = audit_make_tree(&entry->rule, str, f->op);
 			kfree(str);
 			if (err)
 				goto exit_free;
+			entry->rule.buflen += f_val;
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_INODE:
+			f->val = f_val;
 			err = audit_to_inode(&entry->rule, f);
 			if (err)
 				goto exit_free;
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_FILTERKEY:
-			if (entry->rule.filterkey || f->val > AUDIT_MAX_KEY_LEN)
+			if (entry->rule.filterkey || f_val > AUDIT_MAX_KEY_LEN)
 				goto exit_free;
-			str = audit_unpack_string(&bufp, &remain, f->val);
-			if (IS_ERR(str))
-				goto exit_free;
-			entry->rule.buflen += f->val;
-			entry->rule.filterkey = str;
-			break;
-		case AUDIT_EXE:
-			if (entry->rule.exe || f->val > PATH_MAX)
-				goto exit_free;
-			str = audit_unpack_string(&bufp, &remain, f->val);
+			str = audit_unpack_string(&bufp, &remain, f_val);
 			if (IS_ERR(str)) {
 				err = PTR_ERR(str);
 				goto exit_free;
 			}
-			entry->rule.buflen += f->val;
-
-			audit_mark = audit_alloc_mark(&entry->rule, str, f->val);
+			entry->rule.buflen += f_val;
+			entry->rule.filterkey = str;
+			break;
+		case AUDIT_EXE:
+			if (entry->rule.exe || f_val > PATH_MAX)
+				goto exit_free;
+			str = audit_unpack_string(&bufp, &remain, f_val);
+			if (IS_ERR(str)) {
+				err = PTR_ERR(str);
+				goto exit_free;
+			}
+			audit_mark = audit_alloc_mark(&entry->rule, str, f_val);
 			if (IS_ERR(audit_mark)) {
 				kfree(str);
 				err = PTR_ERR(audit_mark);
 				goto exit_free;
 			}
+			entry->rule.buflen += f_val;
 			entry->rule.exe = audit_mark;
 			break;
+		default:
+			f->val = f_val;
+			break;
 		}
 	}