diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
index 10cead5ee..e07c6f1c5 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
@@ -2516,6 +2516,9 @@ sub ensure_audit_blacklog_chain( $$$ ) {
 	log_rule_limit( $level , $logchainref , 'blacklst' , $disposition , "$globals{LOGLIMIT}" , '', 'add',	'' );
 
 	add_ijump( $logchainref, j => 'AUDIT', targetopts => '--type ' . lc $target );
+
+	$target =~ s/^A_//;
+ 
 	add_ijump( $logchainref, g => $target );
     }
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
index 9db89cd20..85a546938 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ sub setup_mac_lists( $ ) {
     my $target      = $globals{MACLIST_TARGET};
     my $level       = $config{MACLIST_LOG_LEVEL};
     my $disposition = $config{MACLIST_DISPOSITION};
-    my $audit       = $disposition =~ s/^A_//;
+    my $audit       = ( $disposition =~ s/^A_// );
     my $ttl         = $config{MACLIST_TTL};
 
     progress_message2 "$doing MAC Filtration -- Phase $phase...";