diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index ab54fccba215..abdf8da3be93 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -2786,7 +2786,7 @@ void __audit_log_capset(const struct cred *new, const struct cred *old)
 
 	context->capset.pid = task_tgid_nr(current);
 	context->capset.cap.effective   = new->cap_effective;
-	context->capset.cap.inheritable = new->cap_effective;
+	context->capset.cap.inheritable = new->cap_inheritable;
 	context->capset.cap.permitted   = new->cap_permitted;
 	context->capset.cap.ambient     = new->cap_ambient;
 	context->type = AUDIT_CAPSET;