diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 2c1d6ab7106e..00efe4758c86 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static int audit_log_common_recv_msg(struct audit_buffer **ab, u16 msg_type,
 	}
 
 	*ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, msg_type);
-	audit_log_format(*ab, "user pid=%d uid=%u auid=%u ses=%u",
+	audit_log_format(*ab, "pid=%d uid=%u auid=%u ses=%u",
 			 pid, uid, auid, ses);
 	if (sid) {
 		rc = security_secid_to_secctx(sid, &ctx, &len);