diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 35306f4369e7..ef35166fdc29 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static int audit_set_rate_limit(int limit, uid_t loginuid)
 	int old		 = audit_rate_limit;
 	audit_rate_limit = limit;
 	audit_log(NULL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE, 
-			"audit_rate_limit=%d old=%d by auid %u",
+			"audit_rate_limit=%d old=%d by auid=%u",
 			audit_rate_limit, old, loginuid);
 	return old;
 }
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static int audit_set_backlog_limit(int limit, uid_t loginuid)
 	int old		 = audit_backlog_limit;
 	audit_backlog_limit = limit;
 	audit_log(NULL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE,
-			"audit_backlog_limit=%d old=%d by auid %u",
+			"audit_backlog_limit=%d old=%d by auid=%u",
 			audit_backlog_limit, old, loginuid);
 	return old;
 }
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int audit_set_enabled(int state, uid_t loginuid)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	audit_enabled = state;
 	audit_log(NULL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE,
-			"audit_enabled=%d old=%d by auid %u",
+			"audit_enabled=%d old=%d by auid=%u",
 			audit_enabled, old, loginuid);
 	return old;
 }
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static int audit_set_failure(int state, uid_t loginuid)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	audit_failure = state;
 	audit_log(NULL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE,
-			"audit_failure=%d old=%d by auid %u",
+			"audit_failure=%d old=%d by auid=%u",
 			audit_failure, old, loginuid);
 	return old;
 }
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 			int old   = audit_pid;
 			audit_pid = status_get->pid;
 			audit_log(NULL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE,
-				"audit_pid=%d old=%d by auid %u",
+				"audit_pid=%d old=%d by auid=%u",
 				  audit_pid, old, loginuid);
 		}
 		if (status_get->mask & AUDIT_STATUS_RATE_LIMIT)
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 74c2ae804ca8..5fc4f52d218f 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ int audit_receive_filter(int type, int pid, int uid, int seq, void *data,
 		if (!err && (flags & AUDIT_AT_EXIT))
 			err = audit_add_rule(entry, &audit_extlist);
 		audit_log(NULL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE, 
-				"auid %u added an audit rule\n", loginuid);
+				"auid=%u added an audit rule\n", loginuid);
 		break;
 	case AUDIT_DEL:
 		flags =((struct audit_rule *)data)->flags;
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ int audit_receive_filter(int type, int pid, int uid, int seq, void *data,
 		if (!err && (flags & AUDIT_AT_EXIT))
 			err = audit_del_rule(data, &audit_extlist);
 		audit_log(NULL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE,
-				"auid %u removed an audit rule\n", loginuid);
+				"auid=%u removed an audit rule\n", loginuid);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -678,10 +678,10 @@ static void audit_log_exit(struct audit_context *context)
 	ab = audit_log_start(context, AUDIT_SYSCALL);
 	if (!ab)
 		return;		/* audit_panic has been called */
-	audit_log_format(ab, "syscall=%d", context->major);
+	audit_log_format(ab, "arch=%x syscall=%d",
+			 context->arch, context->major);
 	if (context->personality != PER_LINUX)
 		audit_log_format(ab, " per=%lx", context->personality);
-	audit_log_format(ab, " arch=%x", context->arch);
 	if (context->return_valid)
 		audit_log_format(ab, " success=%s exit=%ld", 
 				 (context->return_valid==AUDITSC_SUCCESS)?"yes":"no",