diff --git a/pkg/audit/request.go b/pkg/audit/request.go
index 960ec9321..593df6f95 100644
--- a/pkg/audit/request.go
+++ b/pkg/audit/request.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func LogImpersonatedUser(ae *auditinternal.Event, user user.Info) {
 
 // LogRequestObject fills in the request object into an audit event. The passed runtime.Object
 // will be converted to the given gv.
-func LogRequestObject(ae *auditinternal.Event, obj runtime.Object, gvr schema.GroupVersionResource, subresource string, s runtime.NegotiatedSerializer) {
+func LogRequestObject(ae *auditinternal.Event, obj runtime.Object, objectGV schema.GroupVersion, gvr schema.GroupVersionResource, subresource string, s runtime.NegotiatedSerializer) {
 	if ae == nil || ae.Level.Less(auditinternal.LevelMetadata) {
 		return
 	}
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func LogRequestObject(ae *auditinternal.Event, obj runtime.Object, gvr schema.Gr
 
 	// TODO(audit): hook into the serializer to avoid double conversion
 	var err error
-	ae.RequestObject, err = encodeObject(obj, gvr.GroupVersion(), s)
+	ae.RequestObject, err = encodeObject(obj, objectGV, s)
 	if err != nil {
 		// TODO(audit): add error slice to audit event struct
 		klog.Warningf("Auditing failed of %v request: %v", reflect.TypeOf(obj).Name(), err)
diff --git a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go
index d6f8025e3..9ec837001 100644
--- a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ func createHandler(r rest.NamedCreater, scope *RequestScope, admit admission.Int
 
 		ae := request.AuditEventFrom(ctx)
 		admit = admission.WithAudit(admit, ae)
-		audit.LogRequestObject(ae, obj, scope.Resource, scope.Subresource, scope.Serializer)
+		objGV := schema.GroupVersion{Group: gvk.Group, Version: gvk.Version}
+		audit.LogRequestObject(ae, obj, objGV, scope.Resource, scope.Subresource, scope.Serializer)
 
 		userInfo, _ := request.UserFrom(ctx)
 
diff --git a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/delete.go b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/delete.go
index c1a1fc987..c10eee09c 100644
--- a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/delete.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func DeleteResource(r rest.GracefulDeleter, allowsOptions bool, scope *RequestSc
 				// For backwards compatibility, we need to allow existing clients to submit per group DeleteOptions
 				// It is also allowed to pass a body with meta.k8s.io/v1.DeleteOptions
 				defaultGVK := scope.MetaGroupVersion.WithKind("DeleteOptions")
-				obj, _, err := metainternalversionscheme.Codecs.DecoderToVersion(s.Serializer, defaultGVK.GroupVersion()).Decode(body, &defaultGVK, options)
+				obj, gvk, err := metainternalversionscheme.Codecs.DecoderToVersion(s.Serializer, defaultGVK.GroupVersion()).Decode(body, &defaultGVK, options)
 				if err != nil {
 					scope.err(err, w, req)
 					return
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ func DeleteResource(r rest.GracefulDeleter, allowsOptions bool, scope *RequestSc
 				trace.Step("Decoded delete options")
 
 				ae := request.AuditEventFrom(ctx)
-				audit.LogRequestObject(ae, obj, scope.Resource, scope.Subresource, scope.Serializer)
+				objGV := schema.GroupVersion{Group: gvk.Group, Version: gvk.Version}
+				audit.LogRequestObject(ae, obj, objGV, scope.Resource, scope.Subresource, scope.Serializer)
 				trace.Step("Recorded the audit event")
 			} else {
 				if err := metainternalversionscheme.ParameterCodec.DecodeParameters(req.URL.Query(), scope.MetaGroupVersion, options); err != nil {
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ func DeleteResource(r rest.GracefulDeleter, allowsOptions bool, scope *RequestSc
 		// Other cases where resource is not instantly deleted are: namespace deletion
 		// and pod graceful deletion.
 		//lint:ignore SA1019 backwards compatibility
+		//nolint: staticcheck
 		if !wasDeleted && options.OrphanDependents != nil && !*options.OrphanDependents {
 			status = http.StatusAccepted
 		}
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ func DeleteCollection(r rest.CollectionDeleter, checkBody bool, scope *RequestSc
 				// For backwards compatibility, we need to allow existing clients to submit per group DeleteOptions
 				// It is also allowed to pass a body with meta.k8s.io/v1.DeleteOptions
 				defaultGVK := scope.Kind.GroupVersion().WithKind("DeleteOptions")
-				obj, _, err := scope.Serializer.DecoderToVersion(s.Serializer, defaultGVK.GroupVersion()).Decode(body, &defaultGVK, options)
+				obj, gvk, err := scope.Serializer.DecoderToVersion(s.Serializer, defaultGVK.GroupVersion()).Decode(body, &defaultGVK, options)
 				if err != nil {
 					scope.err(err, w, req)
 					return
@@ -249,7 +251,8 @@ func DeleteCollection(r rest.CollectionDeleter, checkBody bool, scope *RequestSc
 				}
 
 				ae := request.AuditEventFrom(ctx)
-				audit.LogRequestObject(ae, obj, scope.Resource, scope.Subresource, scope.Serializer)
+				objGV := schema.GroupVersion{Group: gvk.Group, Version: gvk.Version}
+				audit.LogRequestObject(ae, obj, objGV, scope.Resource, scope.Subresource, scope.Serializer)
 			} else {
 				if err := metainternalversionscheme.ParameterCodec.DecodeParameters(req.URL.Query(), scope.MetaGroupVersion, options); err != nil {
 					err = errors.NewBadRequest(err.Error())
diff --git a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
index ceae03eee..fa570c95e 100644
--- a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ func UpdateResource(r rest.Updater, scope *RequestScope, admit admission.Interfa
 		trace.Step("Conversion done")
 
 		ae := request.AuditEventFrom(ctx)
-		audit.LogRequestObject(ae, obj, scope.Resource, scope.Subresource, scope.Serializer)
+		objGV := schema.GroupVersion{Group: gvk.Group, Version: gvk.Version}
+		audit.LogRequestObject(ae, obj, objGV, scope.Resource, scope.Subresource, scope.Serializer)
 		admit = admission.WithAudit(admit, ae)
 
 		if err := checkName(obj, name, namespace, scope.Namer); err != nil {