Auditd service failed with the error "auditd[XXXX]: q_depth must be 99999 or less"

Issue

• auditd.service not starting due to the following error auditd[XXXX]: q_depth must be 99999 or less in /var/log/messages.

May 12 13:13:17 node-1 systemd[1]: Starting Security Auditing Service...
May 12 13:13:17 node-1 auditd[21699]: q_depth must be 99999 or less         <------------------------------- [1]
May 12 13:13:17 node-1 auditd[21699]: The audit daemon is exiting.
May 12 13:13:17 node-1 systemd[1]: auditd.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=6
May 12 13:13:17 node-1 systemd[1]: auditd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
May 12 13:13:17 node-1 systemd[1]: Failed to start Security Auditing Service.