diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index 4a11697cf5b87..4419d1fbcad1f 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -1085,7 +1085,8 @@ int audit_rule_change(int type, __u32 portid, int seq, void *data,
 		audit_free_rule(entry);
 		break;
 	default:
-		return -EINVAL;
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		WARN_ON(1);
 	}
 
 	return err;