diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/syscall.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/syscall.h
index bb7963753730..6499d93ae68d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/syscall.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/syscall.h
@@ -29,13 +29,7 @@
 static inline long syscall_get_nr(struct task_struct *task,
 				  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	/* O32 ABI syscall() - Either 64-bit with O32 or 32-bit */
-	if ((config_enabled(CONFIG_32BIT) ||
-	    test_tsk_thread_flag(task, TIF_32BIT_REGS)) &&
-	    (regs->regs[2] == __NR_syscall))
-		return regs->regs[4];
-	else
-		return regs->regs[2];
+	return current_thread_info()->syscall;
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long mips_get_syscall_arg(unsigned long *arg,
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/thread_info.h
index 99eea59604e9..e4440f92b366 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct thread_info {
 						 */
 	struct restart_block	restart_block;
 	struct pt_regs		*regs;
+	long			syscall;	/* syscall number */
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index 9d1487d83293..510452812594 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@ asmlinkage long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, long syscall)
 	long ret = 0;
 	user_exit();
 
+	current_thread_info()->syscall = syscall;
+
 	if (secure_computing() == -1)
 		return -1;