diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile b/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
index ab98fc21a541..5427a842e841 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VM86)		+= vm86.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK)	+= early_printk.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HPET_TIMER) 	+= hpet.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_K8_NB)		+= k8.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT)		+= audit.o
 
 EXTRA_AFLAGS   := -traditional
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 674de8943478..db274da7dba1 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ config DMA_IS_NORMAL
 	depends on IA64_SGI_SN2
 	default y
 
+config AUDIT_ARCH
+	bool
+	default y
+
 choice
 	prompt "System type"
 	default IA64_GENERIC
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 4d4b6fb156e1..694b0c63ee50 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ config GENERIC_TBSYNC
 	default y if PPC32 && SMP
 	default n
 
+config AUDIT_ARCH
+	bool
+	default y
+
 config DEFAULT_UIMAGE
 	bool
 	help
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index ae071a11ce71..2f4f70c4dbb2 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ config SYSVIPC_COMPAT
 	depends on COMPAT && SYSVIPC
 	default y
 
+config AUDIT_ARCH
+	bool
+	default y
+
 comment "Code generation options"
 
 choice
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
index 28df7d88ce2c..6cd4878625f1 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ config DMI
 	bool
 	default y
 
+config AUDIT_ARCH
+	bool
+	default y
+
 source "init/Kconfig"
 
 
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index f6299342b882..734ce95a93d1 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ config LIBCRC32C
 	  require M here.  See Castagnoli93.
 	  Module will be libcrc32c.
 
+config AUDIT_GENERIC
+	bool
+	depends on AUDIT && !AUDIT_ARCH
+	default y
+
 #
 # compression support is select'ed if needed
 #
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index be9719ae82d0..ef1d37afbbb6 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TEXTSEARCH_KMP) += ts_kmp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TEXTSEARCH_BM) += ts_bm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TEXTSEARCH_FSM) += ts_fsm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += percpu_counter.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT_GENERIC) += audit.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SWIOTLB) += swiotlb.o
 
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/audit.c b/lib/audit.c
similarity index 96%
rename from arch/i386/kernel/audit.c
rename to lib/audit.c
index 3b97cff41549..8c21625ef938 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/lib/audit.c
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ int audit_classify_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall)
 		return 2;
 	case __NR_openat:
 		return 3;
+#ifdef __NR_socketcall
 	case __NR_socketcall:
 		return 4;
+#endif
 	case __NR_execve:
 		return 5;
 	default: