diff --git a/arch/um/include/os.h b/arch/um/include/os.h
index eb1710b81255504bfdcb63f052bde2f77981a1fa..2a1c64d8d0bf25fab3f1f3da5606dd80e54f50a7 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/os.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/os.h
@@ -179,8 +179,11 @@ extern void os_stop_process(int pid);
 extern void os_kill_process(int pid, int reap_child);
 extern void os_kill_ptraced_process(int pid, int reap_child);
 extern void os_usr1_process(int pid);
+extern long os_ptrace_ldt(long pid, long addr, long data);
+
 extern int os_getpid(void);
 extern int os_getpgrp(void);
+
 extern void init_new_thread_stack(void *sig_stack, void (*usr1_handler)(int));
 extern void init_new_thread_signals(int altstack);
 extern int run_kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, void **jmp_ptr);
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/process.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/process.c
index 7f5e2dac2a35ddc3a14eee73613a17d2e9911269..d261888f39c439493f1e2071ed4c98ba07b350ef 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/process.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/process.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "irq_user.h"
 #include "kern_util.h"
 #include "longjmp.h"
+#include "skas_ptrace.h"
 
 #define ARBITRARY_ADDR -1
 #define FAILURE_PID    -1
@@ -100,6 +101,21 @@ void os_kill_process(int pid, int reap_child)
 		
 }
 
+/* This is here uniquely to have access to the userspace errno, i.e. the one
+ * used by ptrace in case of error.
+ */
+
+long os_ptrace_ldt(long pid, long addr, long data)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = ptrace(PTRACE_LDT, pid, addr, data);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return -errno;
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* Kill off a ptraced child by all means available.  kill it normally first,
  * then PTRACE_KILL it, then PTRACE_CONT it in case it's in a run state from
  * which it can't exit directly.
diff --git a/arch/um/sys-i386/ldt.c b/arch/um/sys-i386/ldt.c
index 1fa09a79a10b682fc74f81e9a4fcc072a5579b93..fe0877b3509ca12da1e0652ecbd245aeaab1f7f6 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-i386/ldt.c
+++ b/arch/um/sys-i386/ldt.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ long write_ldt_entry(struct mm_id * mm_idp, int func, struct user_desc * desc,
 		 * So we need to switch child's mm into our userspace, then
 		 * later switch back.
 		 *
-		 * Note: I'm unshure: should interrupts be disabled here?
+		 * Note: I'm unsure: should interrupts be disabled here?
 		 */
 		if(!current->active_mm || current->active_mm == &init_mm ||
 		   mm_idp != &current->active_mm->context.skas.id)
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ long write_ldt_entry(struct mm_id * mm_idp, int func, struct user_desc * desc,
 			pid = userspace_pid[cpu];
 		}
 
-		res = ptrace(PTRACE_LDT, pid, 0, (unsigned long) &ldt_op);
-		if(res)
-			res = errno;
+		res = os_ptrace_ldt(pid, 0, (unsigned long) &ldt_op);
 
 		if(proc_mm)
 			put_cpu();
@@ -181,8 +179,7 @@ static long read_ldt_from_host(void __user * ptr, unsigned long bytecount)
 	 */
 
 	cpu = get_cpu();
-	res = ptrace(PTRACE_LDT, userspace_pid[cpu], 0,
-		     (unsigned long) &ptrace_ldt);
+	res = os_ptrace_ldt(userspace_pid[cpu], 0, (unsigned long) &ptrace_ldt);
 	put_cpu();
 	if(res < 0)
 		goto out;