diff --git a/security/ipe/audit.c b/security/ipe/audit.c
index 5b4f24914c74..b6f8fb54085a 100644
--- a/security/ipe/audit.c
+++ b/security/ipe/audit.c
@@ -262,18 +262,10 @@ void ipe_audit_policy_load(const struct ipe_policy *const p)
  */
 void ipe_audit_enforce(bool new_enforce, bool old_enforce)
 {
-	struct audit_buffer *ab;
-
-	ab = audit_log_start(audit_context(), GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_MAC_STATUS);
-	if (!ab)
-		return;
-
 	audit_log(audit_context(), GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_MAC_STATUS,
 		  "enforcing=%d old_enforcing=%d auid=%u ses=%u"
 		  " enabled=1 old-enabled=1 lsm=ipe res=1",
 		  new_enforce, old_enforce,
 		  from_kuid(&init_user_ns, audit_get_loginuid(current)),
 		  audit_get_sessionid(current));
-
-	audit_log_end(ab);
 }