diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 63223d671a6e..065c7a14935e 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ static int audit_filter_rules(struct task_struct *tsk,
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_INODE:
 			if (name)
-				result = (name->ino == f->val);
+				result = audit_comparator(name->ino, f->op, f->val);
 			else if (ctx) {
 				list_for_each_entry(n, &ctx->names_list, list) {
 					if (audit_comparator(n->ino, f->op, f->val)) {