diff --git a/elf/Makefile b/elf/Makefile
index 861e83236e..013d698b3e 100644
--- a/elf/Makefile
+++ b/elf/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dl-routines	= $(addprefix dl-,load lookup object reloc deps \
 				  exception sort-maps lookup-direct \
 				  call-libc-early-init write \
 				  thread_gscope_wait tls_init_tp \
-				  debug-symbols minimal-malloc)
+				  debug-symbols minimal-malloc audit)
 ifeq (yes,$(use-ldconfig))
 dl-routines += dl-cache
 endif
diff --git a/elf/dl-audit.c b/elf/dl-audit.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24d8557f18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elf/dl-audit.c
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* Audit common functions.
+   Copyright (C) 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <ldsodefs.h>
+
+#ifdef SHARED
+void
+_dl_audit_objopen (struct link_map *l, Lmid_t nsid, bool check_audit)
+{
+  if (__glibc_likely (GLRO(dl_naudit) == 0)
+      || (check_audit && GL(dl_ns)[l->l_ns]._ns_loaded->l_auditing))
+    return;
+
+  struct audit_ifaces *afct = GLRO(dl_audit);
+  for (unsigned int cnt = 0; cnt < GLRO(dl_naudit); ++cnt)
+    {
+      if (afct->objopen != NULL)
+	{
+	  struct auditstate *state = link_map_audit_state (l, cnt);
+	  state->bindflags = afct->objopen (l, nsid, &state->cookie);
+	  l->l_audit_any_plt |= state->bindflags != 0;
+	}
+
+      afct = afct->next;
+   }
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/elf/dl-load.c b/elf/dl-load.c
index 72298776f6..572378e0ca 100644
--- a/elf/dl-load.c
+++ b/elf/dl-load.c
@@ -1520,22 +1520,7 @@ cannot enable executable stack as shared object requires");
 
 #ifdef SHARED
   /* Auditing checkpoint: we have a new object.  */
-  if (__glibc_unlikely (GLRO(dl_naudit) > 0)
-      && !GL(dl_ns)[l->l_ns]._ns_loaded->l_auditing)
-    {
-      struct audit_ifaces *afct = GLRO(dl_audit);
-      for (unsigned int cnt = 0; cnt < GLRO(dl_naudit); ++cnt)
-	{
-	  if (afct->objopen != NULL)
-	    {
-	      struct auditstate *state = link_map_audit_state (l, cnt);
-	      state->bindflags = afct->objopen (l, nsid, &state->cookie);
-	      l->l_audit_any_plt |= state->bindflags != 0;
-	    }
-
-	  afct = afct->next;
-	}
-    }
+  _dl_audit_objopen (l, nsid, true);
 #endif
 
   return l;
diff --git a/elf/rtld.c b/elf/rtld.c
index db1817655f..7179c71188 100644
--- a/elf/rtld.c
+++ b/elf/rtld.c
@@ -1059,25 +1059,6 @@ ERROR: audit interface '%s' requires version %d (maximum supported version %d);
   dlmargs.map->l_dont_set_tls_static = 1;
 }
 
-/* Notify the the audit modules that the object MAP has already been
-   loaded.  */
-static void
-notify_audit_modules_of_loaded_object (struct link_map *map)
-{
-  struct audit_ifaces *afct = GLRO(dl_audit);
-  for (unsigned int cnt = 0; cnt < GLRO(dl_naudit); ++cnt)
-    {
-      if (afct->objopen != NULL)
-	{
-	  struct auditstate *state = link_map_audit_state (map, cnt);
-	  state->bindflags = afct->objopen (map, LM_ID_BASE, &state->cookie);
-	  map->l_audit_any_plt |= state->bindflags != 0;
-	}
-
-      afct = afct->next;
-    }
-}
-
 /* Load all audit modules.  */
 static void
 load_audit_modules (struct link_map *main_map, struct audit_list *audit_list)
@@ -1096,8 +1077,8 @@ load_audit_modules (struct link_map *main_map, struct audit_list *audit_list)
      program and the dynamic linker itself).  */
   if (GLRO(dl_naudit) > 0)
     {
-      notify_audit_modules_of_loaded_object (main_map);
-      notify_audit_modules_of_loaded_object (&GL(dl_rtld_map));
+      _dl_audit_objopen (main_map, LM_ID_BASE, false);
+      _dl_audit_objopen (&GL(dl_rtld_map), LM_ID_BASE, false);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
index 1318c36dce..dec592bf53 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
@@ -1391,6 +1391,11 @@ link_map_audit_state (struct link_map *l, size_t index)
       return &base[index];
     }
 }
+
+/* Call the la_objopen() from the audit modules for the link_map L on the
+   namespace identification NSID.  If CHECK_AUDIT is set it will also check
+   if main mapping of the namespace is a audit modules.  */
+void _dl_audit_objopen (struct link_map *l, Lmid_t nsid, bool check_audit);
 #endif /* SHARED */
 
 #if PTHREAD_IN_LIBC && defined SHARED
