diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
index a9740bd6fe54..94b4b9853f60 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
@@ -339,6 +339,13 @@ void nf_ct_helper_log(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct,
 {
 	const struct nf_conn_help *help;
 	const struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
+	struct va_format vaf;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+
+	vaf.fmt = fmt;
+	vaf.va = &args;
 
 	/* Called from the helper function, this call never fails */
 	help = nfct_help(ct);
@@ -347,7 +354,9 @@ void nf_ct_helper_log(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct,
 	helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
 
 	nf_log_packet(nf_ct_l3num(ct), 0, skb, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-		      "nf_ct_%s: dropping packet: %s ", helper->name, fmt);
+		      "nf_ct_%s: dropping packet: %pV ", helper->name, &vaf);
+
+	va_end(args);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_helper_log);
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
index d578ec251712..0b1b32cda307 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ void nfnl_unlock(__u8 subsys_id)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfnl_unlock);
 
-static struct mutex *nfnl_get_lock(__u8 subsys_id)
-{
-	return &table[subsys_id].mutex;
-}
-
 int nfnetlink_subsys_register(const struct nfnetlink_subsystem *n)
 {
 	nfnl_lock(n->subsys_id);
@@ -199,7 +194,7 @@ static int nfnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			nfnl_lock(subsys_id);
 			if (rcu_dereference_protected(table[subsys_id].subsys,
-				lockdep_is_held(nfnl_get_lock(subsys_id))) != ss ||
+				lockdep_is_held(&table[subsys_id].mutex)) != ss ||
 			    nfnetlink_find_client(type, ss) != nc)
 				err = -EAGAIN;
 			else if (nc->call)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c b/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c
index ba92824086f3..3228d7f24eb4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ audit_tg(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_action_param *par)
 	const struct xt_audit_info *info = par->targinfo;
 	struct audit_buffer *ab;
 
+	if (audit_enabled == 0)
+		goto errout;
+
 	ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_ATOMIC, AUDIT_NETFILTER_PKT);
 	if (ab == NULL)
 		goto errout;