diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 4e9d20829681..d13276d41410 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -515,8 +515,8 @@ static int audit_netlink_ok(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 msg_type)
 			err = -EPERM;
 		break;
 	case AUDIT_USER:
-	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG...AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG:
-	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG2...AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG2:
+	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG ... AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG:
+	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG2 ... AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG2:
 		if (security_netlink_recv(skb, CAP_AUDIT_WRITE))
 			err = -EPERM;
 		break;
@@ -614,8 +614,8 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 							loginuid, sid);
 		break;
 	case AUDIT_USER:
-	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG...AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG:
-	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG2...AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG2:
+	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG ... AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG:
+	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG2 ... AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG2:
 		if (!audit_enabled && msg_type != AUDIT_USER_AVC)
 			return 0;