diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 870d24ecc2dec..3ba5ce1f4e05a 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -3925,6 +3925,8 @@ int selinux_task_prlimit(const struct cred *cred, const struct cred *tcred,
 {
 	u32 av = 0;
 
+	if (!flags)
+		return 0;
 	if (flags & LSM_PRLIMIT_WRITE)
 		av |= PROCESS__SETRLIMIT;
 	if (flags & LSM_PRLIMIT_READ)