diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index 303fb04770ce..d5e54e944f72 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static u32 audit_to_op(u32 op)
 /* check if an audit field is valid */
 static int audit_field_valid(struct audit_entry *entry, struct audit_field *f)
 {
-	switch(f->type) {
+	switch (f->type) {
 	case AUDIT_MSGTYPE:
 		if (entry->rule.listnr != AUDIT_FILTER_EXCLUDE &&
 		    entry->rule.listnr != AUDIT_FILTER_USER)
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static int audit_field_valid(struct audit_entry *entry, struct audit_field *f)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	switch(entry->rule.listnr) {
+	switch (entry->rule.listnr) {
 	case AUDIT_FILTER_FS:
 		switch(f->type) {
 		case AUDIT_FSTYPE:
@@ -358,9 +358,16 @@ static int audit_field_valid(struct audit_entry *entry, struct audit_field *f)
 		}
 	}
 
-	switch(f->type) {
-	default:
-		return -EINVAL;
+	/* Check for valid field type and op */
+	switch (f->type) {
+	case AUDIT_ARG0:
+	case AUDIT_ARG1:
+	case AUDIT_ARG2:
+	case AUDIT_ARG3:
+	case AUDIT_PERS: /* <uapi/linux/personality.h> */
+	case AUDIT_DEVMINOR:
+		/* all ops are valid */
+		break;
 	case AUDIT_UID:
 	case AUDIT_EUID:
 	case AUDIT_SUID:
@@ -373,46 +380,52 @@ static int audit_field_valid(struct audit_entry *entry, struct audit_field *f)
 	case AUDIT_FSGID:
 	case AUDIT_OBJ_GID:
 	case AUDIT_PID:
-	case AUDIT_PERS:
 	case AUDIT_MSGTYPE:
 	case AUDIT_PPID:
 	case AUDIT_DEVMAJOR:
-	case AUDIT_DEVMINOR:
 	case AUDIT_EXIT:
 	case AUDIT_SUCCESS:
 	case AUDIT_INODE:
 	case AUDIT_SESSIONID:
+	case AUDIT_SUBJ_SEN:
+	case AUDIT_SUBJ_CLR:
+	case AUDIT_OBJ_LEV_LOW:
+	case AUDIT_OBJ_LEV_HIGH:
 		/* bit ops are only useful on syscall args */
 		if (f->op == Audit_bitmask || f->op == Audit_bittest)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		break;
-	case AUDIT_ARG0:
-	case AUDIT_ARG1:
-	case AUDIT_ARG2:
-	case AUDIT_ARG3:
 	case AUDIT_SUBJ_USER:
 	case AUDIT_SUBJ_ROLE:
 	case AUDIT_SUBJ_TYPE:
-	case AUDIT_SUBJ_SEN:
-	case AUDIT_SUBJ_CLR:
 	case AUDIT_OBJ_USER:
 	case AUDIT_OBJ_ROLE:
 	case AUDIT_OBJ_TYPE:
-	case AUDIT_OBJ_LEV_LOW:
-	case AUDIT_OBJ_LEV_HIGH:
 	case AUDIT_WATCH:
 	case AUDIT_DIR:
 	case AUDIT_FILTERKEY:
-		break;
 	case AUDIT_LOGINUID_SET:
-		if ((f->val != 0) && (f->val != 1))
-			return -EINVAL;
-	/* FALL THROUGH */
 	case AUDIT_ARCH:
 	case AUDIT_FSTYPE:
+	case AUDIT_PERM:
+	case AUDIT_FILETYPE:
+	case AUDIT_FIELD_COMPARE:
+	case AUDIT_EXE:
+		/* only equal and not equal valid ops */
 		if (f->op != Audit_not_equal && f->op != Audit_equal)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		break;
+	default:
+		/* field not recognized */
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Check for select valid field values */
+	switch (f->type) {
+	case AUDIT_LOGINUID_SET:
+		if ((f->val != 0) && (f->val != 1))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		break;
 	case AUDIT_PERM:
 		if (f->val & ~15)
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -425,11 +438,10 @@ static int audit_field_valid(struct audit_entry *entry, struct audit_field *f)
 		if (f->val > AUDIT_MAX_FIELD_COMPARE)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		break;
-	case AUDIT_EXE:
-		if (f->op != Audit_not_equal && f->op != Audit_equal)
-			return -EINVAL;
+	default:
 		break;
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }