diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index e3682bb72cb5..5f8e8e2732e1 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -945,6 +945,7 @@ static inline int may_follow_link(struct nameidata *nd)
 	if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
 		return -ECHILD;
 
+	audit_inode(nd->name, nd->stack[0].link.dentry, 0);
 	audit_log_link_denied("follow_link");
 	return -EACCES;
 }