diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
index 86cb51e1ca96abc11dda6317293a775aebbdf51e..0525a8bdf65d6421cd602286283575d559f41fe1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
@@ -72,4 +72,28 @@ int ftrace_int3_handler(struct pt_regs *regs);
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER */
 
+
+#if !defined(__ASSEMBLY__) && !defined(COMPILE_OFFSETS)
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS) && defined(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION)
+#include <asm/compat.h>
+
+/*
+ * Because ia32 syscalls do not map to x86_64 syscall numbers
+ * this screws up the trace output when tracing a ia32 task.
+ * Instead of reporting bogus syscalls, just do not trace them.
+ *
+ * If the user realy wants these, then they should use the
+ * raw syscall tracepoints with filtering.
+ */
+#define ARCH_TRACE_IGNORE_COMPAT_SYSCALLS 1
+static inline bool arch_trace_is_compat_syscall(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	if (is_compat_task())
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS && CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION */
+#endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__  && !COMPILE_OFFSETS */
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_FTRACE_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
index 2d946e63ee82bceca34043aff29958b5e0e34127..2cd056e3ada394aa05c30a9990da58027f535d96 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 struct task_struct;
 struct exec_domain;
 #include <asm/processor.h>
-#include <asm/ftrace.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 
 struct thread_info {
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index 5329e13e74a13816969771b421852916f8bc3a50..7a809e3210583a77f5eb8e8a64ce1cb6552e7f6f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <trace/syscall.h>
 #include <trace/events/syscalls.h>
+#include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>	/* for MODULE_NAME_LEN via KSYM_SYMBOL_LEN */
@@ -47,6 +48,38 @@ static inline bool arch_syscall_match_sym_name(const char *sym, const char *name
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef ARCH_TRACE_IGNORE_COMPAT_SYSCALLS
+/*
+ * Some architectures that allow for 32bit applications
+ * to run on a 64bit kernel, do not map the syscalls for
+ * the 32bit tasks the same as they do for 64bit tasks.
+ *
+ *     *cough*x86*cough*
+ *
+ * In such a case, instead of reporting the wrong syscalls,
+ * simply ignore them.
+ *
+ * For an arch to ignore the compat syscalls it needs to
+ * define ARCH_TRACE_IGNORE_COMPAT_SYSCALLS as well as
+ * define the function arch_trace_is_compat_syscall() to let
+ * the tracing system know that it should ignore it.
+ */
+static int
+trace_get_syscall_nr(struct task_struct *task, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	if (unlikely(arch_trace_is_compat_syscall(regs)))
+		return -1;
+
+	return syscall_get_nr(task, regs);
+}
+#else
+static inline int
+trace_get_syscall_nr(struct task_struct *task, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	return syscall_get_nr(task, regs);
+}
+#endif /* ARCH_TRACE_IGNORE_COMPAT_SYSCALLS */
+
 static __init struct syscall_metadata *
 find_syscall_meta(unsigned long syscall)
 {
@@ -276,10 +309,10 @@ static void ftrace_syscall_enter(void *ignore, struct pt_regs *regs, long id)
 	struct syscall_metadata *sys_data;
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
 	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
-	int size;
 	int syscall_nr;
+	int size;
 
-	syscall_nr = syscall_get_nr(current, regs);
+	syscall_nr = trace_get_syscall_nr(current, regs);
 	if (syscall_nr < 0)
 		return;
 	if (!test_bit(syscall_nr, enabled_enter_syscalls))
@@ -313,7 +346,7 @@ static void ftrace_syscall_exit(void *ignore, struct pt_regs *regs, long ret)
 	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
 	int syscall_nr;
 
-	syscall_nr = syscall_get_nr(current, regs);
+	syscall_nr = trace_get_syscall_nr(current, regs);
 	if (syscall_nr < 0)
 		return;
 	if (!test_bit(syscall_nr, enabled_exit_syscalls))
@@ -502,7 +535,7 @@ static void perf_syscall_enter(void *ignore, struct pt_regs *regs, long id)
 	int rctx;
 	int size;
 
-	syscall_nr = syscall_get_nr(current, regs);
+	syscall_nr = trace_get_syscall_nr(current, regs);
 	if (syscall_nr < 0)
 		return;
 	if (!test_bit(syscall_nr, enabled_perf_enter_syscalls))
@@ -578,7 +611,7 @@ static void perf_syscall_exit(void *ignore, struct pt_regs *regs, long ret)
 	int rctx;
 	int size;
 
-	syscall_nr = syscall_get_nr(current, regs);
+	syscall_nr = trace_get_syscall_nr(current, regs);
 	if (syscall_nr < 0)
 		return;
 	if (!test_bit(syscall_nr, enabled_perf_exit_syscalls))