diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index ef35166..ed40195 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@
 {
 	printk(KERN_INFO "audit: initializing netlink socket (%s)\n",
 	       audit_default ? "enabled" : "disabled");
-	audit_sock = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_AUDIT, audit_receive);
+	audit_sock = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_AUDIT, audit_receive,
+					   THIS_MODULE);
 	if (!audit_sock)
 		audit_panic("cannot initialize netlink socket");