diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/audit.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/audit.c
index 96a9d18ff4c4..81cbd804e375 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/audit.c
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ int audit_classify_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall)
 {
 	switch(syscall) {
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 	case __NR_execve:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		return AUDITSC_NATIVE;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/audit.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/audit.c
index 5192ca899fe6..dba6a74c9ab3 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/audit.c
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ int audit_classify_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall)
 {
 	switch(syscall) {
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 	case __NR_execve:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		return AUDITSC_NATIVE;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/audit.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/audit.c
index 9eb47b2225d2..14244e83db75 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/audit.c
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ int audit_classify_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall)
 #endif
 	switch (syscall) {
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 	case __NR_execve:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		return AUDITSC_NATIVE;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/compat_audit.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/compat_audit.c
index 20c39c9d86a9..0c181bb39f34 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/compat_audit.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/compat_audit.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <linux/auditscm.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 
 unsigned int parisc32_dir_class[] = {
@@ -30,12 +31,12 @@ int parisc32_classify_syscall(unsigned syscall)
 {
 	switch (syscall) {
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 	case __NR_execve:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 1;
+		return AUDITSC_COMPAT;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/audit.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/audit.c
index a2dddd7f3d09..6eb18ef77dff 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/audit.c
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ int audit_classify_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall)
 #endif
 	switch(syscall) {
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 	case __NR_socketcall:
-		return 4;
+		return AUDITSC_SOCKETCALL;
 	case __NR_execve:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		return AUDITSC_NATIVE;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/compat_audit.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/compat_audit.c
index 55c6ccda0a85..f250777f6365 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/compat_audit.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/compat_audit.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #undef __powerpc64__
+#include <linux/auditscm.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 
 unsigned ppc32_dir_class[] = {
@@ -31,14 +32,14 @@ int ppc32_classify_syscall(unsigned syscall)
 {
 	switch(syscall) {
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 	case __NR_socketcall:
-		return 4;
+		return AUDITSC_SOCKETCALL;
 	case __NR_execve:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 1;
+		return AUDITSC_COMPAT;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/audit.c b/arch/s390/kernel/audit.c
index d395c6c9944c..7e331e1831d4 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/audit.c
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ int audit_classify_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall)
 #endif
 	switch(syscall) {
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 	case __NR_socketcall:
-		return 4;
+		return AUDITSC_SOCKETCALL;
 	case __NR_execve:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		return AUDITSC_NATIVE;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_audit.c b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_audit.c
index 444fb1f66944..b2a2ed5d605a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_audit.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_audit.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #undef __s390x__
+#include <linux/auditscm.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 #include "audit.h"
 
@@ -32,14 +33,14 @@ int s390_classify_syscall(unsigned syscall)
 {
 	switch(syscall) {
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 	case __NR_socketcall:
-		return 4;
+		return AUDITSC_SOCKETCALL;
 	case __NR_execve:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 1;
+		return AUDITSC_COMPAT;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/audit.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/audit.c
index a6e91bf34d48..50fab35bdaba 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/audit.c
@@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ int audit_classify_syscall(int abi, unsigned int syscall)
 #endif
 	switch(syscall) {
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 	case __NR_socketcall:
-		return 4;
+		return AUDITSC_SOCKETCALL;
 	case __NR_execve:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		return AUDITSC_NATIVE;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/compat_audit.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/compat_audit.c
index 10eeb4f15b20..fdf0d70b569b 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/compat_audit.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/compat_audit.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #define __32bit_syscall_numbers__
+#include <linux/auditscm.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 #include "kernel.h"
 
@@ -32,14 +33,14 @@ int sparc32_classify_syscall(unsigned int syscall)
 {
 	switch(syscall) {
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 	case __NR_socketcall:
-		return 4;
+		return AUDITSC_SOCKETCALL;
 	case __NR_execve:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 1;
+		return AUDITSC_COMPAT;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/audit.c b/arch/x86/ia32/audit.c
index 6efe6cb3768a..d3dc8b57df81 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/audit.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/audit.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <linux/auditscm.h>
 #include <asm/unistd_32.h>
 #include <asm/audit.h>
 
@@ -31,15 +32,15 @@ int ia32_classify_syscall(unsigned syscall)
 {
 	switch (syscall) {
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 	case __NR_socketcall:
-		return 4;
+		return AUDITSC_SOCKETCALL;
 	case __NR_execve:
 	case __NR_execveat:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 1;
+		return AUDITSC_COMPAT;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/audit_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/audit_64.c
index 83d9cad4e68b..2a6cc9c9c881 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/audit_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/audit_64.c
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ int audit_classify_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall)
 #endif
 	switch(syscall) {
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 	case __NR_execve:
 	case __NR_execveat:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		return AUDITSC_NATIVE;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index 82b7c1116a85..1137df4d4171 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
+#include <linux/auditscm.h> /* syscall class macros */
 #include <uapi/linux/audit.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h>
 
diff --git a/include/linux/auditscm.h b/include/linux/auditscm.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c4f0ead5931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/auditscm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/* auditscm.h -- Auditing support syscall macros
+ *
+ * Copyright 2021 Red Hat Inc., Durham, North Carolina.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Author: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@redhat.com>
+ */
+#ifndef _LINUX_AUDITSCM_H_
+#define _LINUX_AUDITSCM_H_
+
+enum auditsc_class_t {
+	AUDITSC_NATIVE = 0,
+	AUDITSC_COMPAT,
+	AUDITSC_OPEN,
+	AUDITSC_OPENAT,
+	AUDITSC_SOCKETCALL,
+	AUDITSC_EXECVE,
+
+	AUDITSC_NVALS /* count */
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 8bb9ac84d2fb..8807afa6e237 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int audit_match_perm(struct audit_context *ctx, int mask)
 	n = ctx->major;
 
 	switch (audit_classify_syscall(ctx->arch, n)) {
-	case 0:	/* native */
+	case AUDITSC_NATIVE:
 		if ((mask & AUDIT_PERM_WRITE) &&
 		     audit_match_class(AUDIT_CLASS_WRITE, n))
 			return 1;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int audit_match_perm(struct audit_context *ctx, int mask)
 		     audit_match_class(AUDIT_CLASS_CHATTR, n))
 			return 1;
 		return 0;
-	case 1: /* 32bit on biarch */
+	case AUDITSC_COMPAT: /* 32bit on biarch */
 		if ((mask & AUDIT_PERM_WRITE) &&
 		     audit_match_class(AUDIT_CLASS_WRITE_32, n))
 			return 1;
@@ -187,13 +187,13 @@ static int audit_match_perm(struct audit_context *ctx, int mask)
 		     audit_match_class(AUDIT_CLASS_CHATTR_32, n))
 			return 1;
 		return 0;
-	case 2: /* open */
+	case AUDITSC_OPEN:
 		return mask & ACC_MODE(ctx->argv[1]);
-	case 3: /* openat */
+	case AUDITSC_OPENAT:
 		return mask & ACC_MODE(ctx->argv[2]);
-	case 4: /* socketcall */
+	case AUDITSC_SOCKETCALL:
 		return ((mask & AUDIT_PERM_WRITE) && ctx->argv[0] == SYS_BIND);
-	case 5: /* execve */
+	case AUDITSC_EXECVE:
 		return mask & AUDIT_PERM_EXEC;
 	default:
 		return 0;
diff --git a/lib/audit.c b/lib/audit.c
index 5004bff928a7..3ec1a94d8d64 100644
--- a/lib/audit.c
+++ b/lib/audit.c
@@ -45,23 +45,23 @@ int audit_classify_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall)
 	switch(syscall) {
 #ifdef __NR_open
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 #endif
 #ifdef __NR_openat
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 #endif
 #ifdef __NR_socketcall
 	case __NR_socketcall:
-		return 4;
+		return AUDITSC_SOCKETCALL;
 #endif
 #ifdef __NR_execveat
 	case __NR_execveat:
 #endif
 	case __NR_execve:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		return AUDITSC_NATIVE;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/compat_audit.c b/lib/compat_audit.c
index 77eabad69b4a..63125ad2edc0 100644
--- a/lib/compat_audit.c
+++ b/lib/compat_audit.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/auditscm.h>
 #include <asm/unistd32.h>
 
 unsigned compat_dir_class[] = {
@@ -33,19 +34,19 @@ int audit_classify_compat_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall)
 	switch (syscall) {
 #ifdef __NR_open
 	case __NR_open:
-		return 2;
+		return AUDITSC_OPEN;
 #endif
 #ifdef __NR_openat
 	case __NR_openat:
-		return 3;
+		return AUDITSC_OPENAT;
 #endif
 #ifdef __NR_socketcall
 	case __NR_socketcall:
-		return 4;
+		return AUDITSC_SOCKETCALL;
 #endif
 	case __NR_execve:
-		return 5;
+		return AUDITSC_EXECVE;
 	default:
-		return 1;
+		return AUDITSC_COMPAT;
 	}
 }
