diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
index 204afc5e984b..1c78c695d0dd 100644
--- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ static int ignore_hardlimit(struct dquot *dquot)
 {
 	struct mem_dqinfo *info = &sb_dqopt(dquot->dq_sb)->info[dquot->dq_id.type];
 
-	return capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) &&
+	return capable_noaudit(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) &&
 	       (info->dqi_format->qf_fmt_id != QFMT_VFS_OLD ||
 		!(info->dqi_flags & DQF_ROOT_SQUASH));
 }