diff --git a/kernel/audit_watch.c b/kernel/audit_watch.c
index 2acf7ca491542..ba1dd8bf1bb8b 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_watch.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_watch.c
@@ -527,11 +527,18 @@ int audit_exe_compare(struct task_struct *tsk, struct audit_fsnotify_mark *mark)
 	unsigned long ino;
 	dev_t dev;
 
-	exe_file = get_task_exe_file(tsk);
+	/* only do exe filtering if we are recording @current events/records */
+	if (tsk != current)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!current->mm))
+		return 0;
+	exe_file = get_mm_exe_file(current->mm);
 	if (!exe_file)
 		return 0;
 	ino = file_inode(exe_file)->i_ino;
 	dev = file_inode(exe_file)->i_sb->s_dev;
 	fput(exe_file);
+
 	return audit_mark_compare(mark, ino, dev);
 }