diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index 85291c4de406ecd8ed8d772cfc9e784da11ed485..cb7f600cb02ac60645e9ea85f46a0c3e65f24b95 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ void ftrace_syscall_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, long id)
 	int syscall_nr;
 
 	syscall_nr = syscall_get_nr(current, regs);
+	if (syscall_nr < 0)
+		return;
 	if (!test_bit(syscall_nr, enabled_enter_syscalls))
 		return;
 
@@ -257,6 +259,8 @@ void ftrace_syscall_exit(struct pt_regs *regs, long ret)
 	int syscall_nr;
 
 	syscall_nr = syscall_get_nr(current, regs);
+	if (syscall_nr < 0)
+		return;
 	if (!test_bit(syscall_nr, enabled_exit_syscalls))
 		return;