The invention relates to a method for controlling knocking (1) for an internal combustion engine, according to which a cylinder pressure curve (2) from a cycle-resolved speed signal (3) of the internal combustion engine is determined, and from the cylinder pressure curve (2) is a cylinder pressure characteristic (4) is estimated, and the cylinder pressure characteristic (4) is compared with a knock limit (5), and a knock controller (7) based on the comparison (6) controls one or more manipulated variables (8) of the internal combustion engine, and the knock limit (5) due to a knock detection (9) by means of a measured structure-borne sound signal (10) is adaptable.