diff --git a/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c b/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
index 5c46acf..c50634b 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
  * @new: profile if it has been allocated (MAYBE NULL)
  * @name: name of the profile being manipulated (MAYBE NULL)
  * @info: any extra info about the failure (MAYBE NULL)
- * @e: buffer position info (NOT NULL)
+ * @e: buffer position info
  * @error: error code
  *
  * Returns: %0 or error
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
 	struct aa_profile *profile = __aa_current_profile();
 	struct common_audit_data sa;
 	COMMON_AUDIT_DATA_INIT(&sa, NONE);
-	sa.aad.iface.pos = e->pos - e->start;
+	if (e)
+		sa.aad.iface.pos = e->pos - e->start;
 	sa.aad.iface.target = new;
 	sa.aad.name = name;
 	sa.aad.info = info;