diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index d7a807e81451..a0c5a3ec6e60 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static int audit_field_valid(struct audit_entry *entry, struct audit_field *f)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		break;
 	case AUDIT_EXE:
-		if (f->op != Audit_equal)
+		if (f->op != Audit_not_equal && f->op != Audit_equal)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (entry->rule.listnr != AUDIT_FILTER_EXIT)
 			return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 4e0a4ac803db..479c031ec54c 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -471,6 +471,8 @@ static int audit_filter_rules(struct task_struct *tsk,
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_EXE:
 			result = audit_exe_compare(tsk, rule->exe);
+			if (f->op == Audit_not_equal)
+				result = !result;
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_UID:
 			result = audit_uid_comparator(cred->uid, f->op, f->uid);