diff --git a/src/applications/audit/view/PhabricatorAuditListView.php b/src/applications/audit/view/PhabricatorAuditListView.php
index 6fc54f2e5f..96844c5b48 100644
--- a/src/applications/audit/view/PhabricatorAuditListView.php
+++ b/src/applications/audit/view/PhabricatorAuditListView.php
@@ -142,7 +142,12 @@ final class PhabricatorAuditListView extends AphrontView {
         $status_text = null;
         $status_color = null;
       }
-      $author_name = $commit->getCommitData()->getAuthorName();
+      $author_phid = $commit->getAuthorPHID();
+      if ($author_phid) {
+        $author_name = $this->getHandle($author_phid)->renderLink();
+      } else {
+        $author_name = $commit->getCommitData()->getAuthorName();
+      }
 
       $item = id(new PHUIObjectItemView())
         ->setObjectName($commit_name)