diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
index 5dfcd85037e2..c1f0fced3ede 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ struct audit_tty_status {
 	__u32		log_passwd;	/* 1 = enabled, 0 = disabled */
 };
 
+#define AUDIT_UID_UNSET (unsigned int)-1
+
 /* audit_rule_data supports filter rules with both integer and string
  * fields.  It corresponds with AUDIT_ADD_RULE, AUDIT_DEL_RULE and
  * AUDIT_LIST_RULES requests.
diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index f7aee8be7fb2..8a344cebd8bf 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static struct audit_entry *audit_data_to_entry(struct audit_rule_data *data,
 		f->lsm_rule = NULL;
 
 		/* Support legacy tests for a valid loginuid */
-		if ((f->type == AUDIT_LOGINUID) && (f->val == ~0U)) {
+		if ((f->type == AUDIT_LOGINUID) && (f->val == AUDIT_UID_UNSET)) {
 			f->type = AUDIT_LOGINUID_SET;
 			f->val = 0;
 		}