diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index d1966144bdfe..dd0563a8e0be 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -2416,41 +2416,36 @@ void __audit_inode_child(struct inode *parent,
 	if (inode)
 		handle_one(inode);
 
-	/* look for a parent entry first */
-	list_for_each_entry(n, &context->names_list, list) {
-		if (!n->name ||
-		    (n->type != AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT &&
-		     n->type != AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN))
-			continue;
-
-		if (n->ino == parent->i_ino && n->dev == parent->i_sb->s_dev &&
-		    !audit_compare_dname_path(dname,
-					      n->name->name, n->name_len)) {
-			if (n->type == AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
-				n->type = AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT;
-			found_parent = n;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	cond_resched();
-
-	/* is there a matching child entry? */
 	list_for_each_entry(n, &context->names_list, list) {
 		/* can only match entries that have a name */
-		if (!n->name ||
-		    (n->type != type && n->type != AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN))
+		if (!n->name)
 			continue;
 
-		if (!strcmp(dname->name, n->name->name) ||
-		    !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name->name,
+		/* look for a parent entry first */
+		if (!found_parent &&
+		    (n->type == AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT || n->type == AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN) &&
+		    (n->ino == parent->i_ino && n->dev == parent->i_sb->s_dev &&
+		     !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name->name, n->name_len))) {
+			n->type = AUDIT_TYPE_PARENT;
+			found_parent = n;
+			if (found_child)
+				break;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* is there a matching child entry? */
+		if (!found_child &&
+		    (n->type == type || n->type == AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN) &&
+		    (!strcmp(dname->name, n->name->name) ||
+		     !audit_compare_dname_path(dname, n->name->name,
 						found_parent ?
 						found_parent->name_len :
-						AUDIT_NAME_FULL)) {
+						AUDIT_NAME_FULL))) {
 			if (n->type == AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
 				n->type = type;
 			found_child = n;
-			break;
+			if (found_parent)
+				break;
 		}
 	}