diff --git a/kernel/exec_domain.c b/kernel/exec_domain.c
index 0dbeae374225..36cc21da4dd0 100644
--- a/kernel/exec_domain.c
+++ b/kernel/exec_domain.c
@@ -68,7 +68,14 @@ lookup_exec_domain(unsigned int personality)
 				goto out;
 	}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+/*
+ * Disable the request_module here to avoid trying to
+ * load the personality-8 module, which  doesn't exist,
+ * and results in selinux audit noise.
+ * Disabling this here avoids folks adding module_request
+ * to their sepolicy, which is maybe too generous
+ */
+#if 0
 	read_unlock(&exec_domains_lock);
 	request_module("personality-%d", pers);
 	read_lock(&exec_domains_lock);