diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c b/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c
index 2130ca674e9bdd1674a22d339011a7f364bf0ec5..3d7b209b2178cc63c520975a35d4146c99042ba4 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ void user_enable_single_step(struct task_struct *child)
 
 	set_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SINGLESTEP);
 
+	if (ptrace_get_breakpoints(child) < 0)
+		return;
+
 	set_single_step(child, pc);
+	ptrace_put_breakpoints(child);
 }
 
 void user_disable_single_step(struct task_struct *child)