diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index 8a344cebd8bf..51f3fd4c1ed3 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ static int audit_field_valid(struct audit_entry *entry, struct audit_field *f)
 	case AUDIT_DEVMINOR:
 	case AUDIT_EXIT:
 	case AUDIT_SUCCESS:
+	case AUDIT_INODE:
 		/* bit ops are only useful on syscall args */
 		if (f->op == Audit_bitmask || f->op == Audit_bittest)
 			return -EINVAL;