diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index b617f69fd4e8..9e3e457ddfb5 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -1151,6 +1151,7 @@ static void audit_log_vformat(struct audit_buffer *ab, const char *fmt,
 			goto out;
 		len = vsnprintf(skb_tail_pointer(skb), avail, fmt, args2);
 	}
+	va_end(args2);
 	if (len > 0)
 		skb_put(skb, len);
 out: