diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
index 99c8d13fc00dba198f19cffe150ceac8dab90434..fd4fa374e5d2b276821e324eb6066f86bdb514c7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -669,8 +669,15 @@ ENDPROC(el0_svc)
 	 * switches, and waiting for our parent to respond.
 	 */
 __sys_trace:
-	mov	x0, sp
+	mov	w0, #-1				// set default errno for
+	cmp     scno, x0			// user-issued syscall(-1)
+	b.ne	1f
+	mov	x0, #-ENOSYS
+	str	x0, [sp, #S_X0]
+1:	mov	x0, sp
 	bl	syscall_trace_enter
+	cmp	w0, #-1				// skip the syscall?
+	b.eq	__sys_trace_return_skipped
 	uxtw	scno, w0			// syscall number (possibly new)
 	mov	x1, sp				// pointer to regs
 	cmp	scno, sc_nr			// check upper syscall limit
@@ -683,7 +690,8 @@ __sys_trace:
 	blr	x16				// call sys_* routine
 
 __sys_trace_return:
-	str	x0, [sp]			// save returned x0
+	str	x0, [sp, #S_X0]			// save returned x0
+__sys_trace_return_skipped:
 	mov	x0, sp
 	bl	syscall_trace_exit
 	b	ret_to_user