diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 1051476..b61c019 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -278,8 +278,11 @@
 			result = audit_comparator(tsk->pid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_PPID:
-			if (ctx)
+			if (ctx) {
+				if (!ctx->ppid)
+					ctx->ppid = sys_getppid();
 				result = audit_comparator(ctx->ppid, f->op, f->val);
+			}
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_UID:
 			result = audit_comparator(tsk->uid, f->op, f->val);
@@ -795,7 +798,8 @@
 
 	/* tsk == current */
 	context->pid = tsk->pid;
-	context->ppid = sys_getppid();	/* sic.  tsk == current in all cases */
+	if (!context->ppid)
+		context->ppid = sys_getppid();
 	context->uid = tsk->uid;
 	context->gid = tsk->gid;
 	context->euid = tsk->euid;
@@ -1137,6 +1141,7 @@
 	context->ctime      = CURRENT_TIME;
 	context->in_syscall = 1;
 	context->auditable  = !!(state == AUDIT_RECORD_CONTEXT);
+	context->ppid       = 0;
 }
 
 /**