diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 6c53e373b828..d09298d3c2d2 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -2177,22 +2177,21 @@ void audit_log_name(struct audit_context *context, struct audit_names *n,
 	}
 
 	/* log the audit_names record type */
-	audit_log_format(ab, " nametype=");
 	switch(n->type) {
 	case AUDIT_TYPE_NORMAL:
-		audit_log_format(ab, "NORMAL");
+		audit_log_format(ab, " nametype=NORMAL");
 		break;
 	case AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT:
-		audit_log_format(ab, "PARENT");
+		audit_log_format(ab, " nametype=PARENT");
 		break;
 	case AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_DELETE:
-		audit_log_format(ab, "DELETE");
+		audit_log_format(ab, " nametype=DELETE");
 		break;
 	case AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_CREATE:
-		audit_log_format(ab, "CREATE");
+		audit_log_format(ab, " nametype=CREATE");
 		break;
 	default:
-		audit_log_format(ab, "UNKNOWN");
+		audit_log_format(ab, " nametype=UNKNOWN");
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/audit_fsnotify.c b/kernel/audit_fsnotify.c
index f90ffa699e5b..cf4512a33675 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_fsnotify.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_fsnotify.c
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ static void audit_mark_log_rule_change(struct audit_fsnotify_mark *audit_mark, c
 	if (unlikely(!ab))
 		return;
 	audit_log_session_info(ab);
-	audit_log_format(ab, " op=%s", op);
-	audit_log_format(ab, " path=");
+	audit_log_format(ab, " op=%s path=", op);
 	audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, audit_mark->path);
 	audit_log_key(ab, rule->filterkey);
 	audit_log_format(ab, " list=%d res=1", rule->listnr);
diff --git a/kernel/audit_tree.c b/kernel/audit_tree.c
index 58e84eb5d826..d4af4d97f847 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_tree.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_tree.c
@@ -533,8 +533,7 @@ static void audit_tree_log_remove_rule(struct audit_krule *rule)
 	ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE);
 	if (unlikely(!ab))
 		return;
-	audit_log_format(ab, "op=remove_rule");
-	audit_log_format(ab, " dir=");
+	audit_log_format(ab, "op=remove_rule dir=");
 	audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, rule->tree->pathname);
 	audit_log_key(ab, rule->filterkey);
 	audit_log_format(ab, " list=%d res=1", rule->listnr);
diff --git a/kernel/audit_watch.c b/kernel/audit_watch.c
index 568e48d1d0ab..20ef9ba134b0 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_watch.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_watch.c
@@ -246,8 +246,7 @@ static void audit_watch_log_rule_change(struct audit_krule *r, struct audit_watc
 	if (!ab)
 		return;
 	audit_log_session_info(ab);
-	audit_log_format(ab, "op=%s", op);
-	audit_log_format(ab, " path=");
+	audit_log_format(ab, "op=%s path=", op);
 	audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, w->path);
 	audit_log_key(ab, r->filterkey);
 	audit_log_format(ab, " list=%d res=1", r->listnr);
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 605f2d825204..51e735aedf58 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -2503,10 +2503,9 @@ void audit_seccomp_actions_logged(const char *names, const char *old_names,
 	if (unlikely(!ab))
 		return;
 
-	audit_log_format(ab, "op=seccomp-logging");
-	audit_log_format(ab, " actions=%s", names);
-	audit_log_format(ab, " old-actions=%s", old_names);
-	audit_log_format(ab, " res=%d", res);
+	audit_log_format(ab,
+			 "op=seccomp-logging actions=%s old-actions=%s res=%d",
+			 names, old_names, res);
 	audit_log_end(ab);
 }