diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index 38a0557..57dd500 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -747,9 +747,7 @@
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		err = audit_ipc_obj(&(shp->shm_perm));
-		if (err)
-			goto out_unlock;
+		audit_ipc_obj(&(shp->shm_perm));
 
 		if (!capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK)) {
 			uid_t euid = current_euid();
diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index 5a1808c..579552ab 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -624,10 +624,9 @@
 int ipcperms (struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp, short flag)
 {	/* flag will most probably be 0 or S_...UGO from <linux/stat.h> */
 	uid_t euid = current_euid();
-	int requested_mode, granted_mode, err;
+	int requested_mode, granted_mode;
 
-	if (unlikely((err = audit_ipc_obj(ipcp))))
-		return err;
+	audit_ipc_obj(ipcp);
 	requested_mode = (flag >> 6) | (flag >> 3) | flag;
 	granted_mode = ipcp->mode;
 	if (euid == ipcp->cuid ||
@@ -803,9 +802,7 @@
 		goto out_up;
 	}
 
-	err = audit_ipc_obj(ipcp);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock;
+	audit_ipc_obj(ipcp);
 
 	if (cmd == IPC_SET) {
 		err = audit_ipc_set_perm(extra_perm, perm->uid,