diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
index c35aee9ad4a6..4e3eaba84175 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@
 #define AUDIT_FILTER_ENTRY	0x02	/* Apply rule at syscall entry */
 #define AUDIT_FILTER_WATCH	0x03	/* Apply rule to file system watches */
 #define AUDIT_FILTER_EXIT	0x04	/* Apply rule at syscall exit */
-#define AUDIT_FILTER_TYPE	0x05	/* Apply rule at audit_log_start */
+#define AUDIT_FILTER_EXCLUDE	0x05	/* Apply rule before record creation */
+#define AUDIT_FILTER_TYPE	AUDIT_FILTER_EXCLUDE /* obsolete misleading naming */
 #define AUDIT_FILTER_FS		0x06	/* Apply rule at __audit_inode_child */
 
 #define AUDIT_NR_FILTERS	7
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index e7478cb58079..5c0a1d7b0c7b 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ struct audit_buffer *audit_log_start(struct audit_context *ctx, gfp_t gfp_mask,
 	if (audit_initialized != AUDIT_INITIALIZED)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (unlikely(!audit_filter(type, AUDIT_FILTER_TYPE)))
+	if (unlikely(!audit_filter(type, AUDIT_FILTER_EXCLUDE)))
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* NOTE: don't ever fail/sleep on these two conditions:
diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index 6db9847ca031..bf309f2592c4 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static inline struct audit_entry *audit_to_entry_common(struct audit_rule_data *
 	case AUDIT_FILTER_TASK:
 #endif
 	case AUDIT_FILTER_USER:
-	case AUDIT_FILTER_TYPE:
+	case AUDIT_FILTER_EXCLUDE:
 	case AUDIT_FILTER_FS:
 		;
 	}
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static int audit_field_valid(struct audit_entry *entry, struct audit_field *f)
 {
 	switch(f->type) {
 	case AUDIT_MSGTYPE:
-		if (entry->rule.listnr != AUDIT_FILTER_TYPE &&
+		if (entry->rule.listnr != AUDIT_FILTER_EXCLUDE &&
 		    entry->rule.listnr != AUDIT_FILTER_USER)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		break;
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ static inline int audit_add_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
 	/* If any of these, don't count towards total */
 	switch(entry->rule.listnr) {
 	case AUDIT_FILTER_USER:
-	case AUDIT_FILTER_TYPE:
+	case AUDIT_FILTER_EXCLUDE:
 	case AUDIT_FILTER_FS:
 		dont_count = 1;
 	}
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ int audit_del_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
 	/* If any of these, don't count towards total */
 	switch(entry->rule.listnr) {
 	case AUDIT_FILTER_USER:
-	case AUDIT_FILTER_TYPE:
+	case AUDIT_FILTER_EXCLUDE:
 	case AUDIT_FILTER_FS:
 		dont_count = 1;
 	}
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ int audit_filter(int msgtype, unsigned int listtype)
 				break;
 		}
 		if (result > 0) {
-			if (e->rule.action == AUDIT_NEVER || listtype == AUDIT_FILTER_TYPE)
+			if (e->rule.action == AUDIT_NEVER || listtype == AUDIT_FILTER_EXCLUDE)
 				ret = 0;
 			break;
 		}