diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/skas/syscall.c b/arch/um/kernel/skas/syscall.c
index 9c5570f0f397d790b148ce7ab33a143e1720eea8..ef4b8f949b516df373b2d016e4a1366b53e1bc75 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/skas/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/skas/syscall.c
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ void handle_syscall(struct uml_pt_regs *r)
 	UPT_SYSCALL_NR(r) = PT_SYSCALL_NR(r->gp);
 	PT_REGS_SET_SYSCALL_RETURN(regs, -ENOSYS);
 
-	/* Do the secure computing check first; failures should be fast. */
-	if (secure_computing(NULL) == -1)
+	if (syscall_trace_enter(regs))
 		return;
 
-	if (syscall_trace_enter(regs))
-		goto out;
+	/* Do the seccomp check after ptrace; failures should be fast. */
+	if (secure_computing(NULL) == -1)
+		return;
 
 	/* Update the syscall number after orig_ax has potentially been updated
 	 * with ptrace.
@@ -37,6 +37,5 @@ void handle_syscall(struct uml_pt_regs *r)
 		PT_REGS_SET_SYSCALL_RETURN(regs,
 				EXECUTE_SYSCALL(syscall, regs));
 
-out:
 	syscall_trace_leave(regs);
 }