diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
index d14d0e37ad02..4a2b40ce39e0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ extern unsigned long exception_ip(struct pt_regs *regs);
 #define exception_ip(regs) exception_ip(regs)
 #define profile_pc(regs) instruction_pointer(regs)
 
-extern asmlinkage long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, long syscall);
+extern asmlinkage long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern asmlinkage void syscall_trace_leave(struct pt_regs *regs);
 
 extern void die(const char *, struct pt_regs *) __noreturn;
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/mips/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index d1b11f66f748..cb1045ebab06 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ void output_thread_info_defines(void)
 	OFFSET(TI_CPU, thread_info, cpu);
 	OFFSET(TI_PRE_COUNT, thread_info, preempt_count);
 	OFFSET(TI_REGS, thread_info, regs);
+	OFFSET(TI_SYSCALL, thread_info, syscall);
 	DEFINE(_THREAD_SIZE, THREAD_SIZE);
 	DEFINE(_THREAD_MASK, THREAD_MASK);
 	DEFINE(_IRQ_STACK_SIZE, IRQ_STACK_SIZE);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index 59288c13b581..61503a36067e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -1317,16 +1317,13 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request,
  * Notification of system call entry/exit
  * - triggered by current->work.syscall_trace
  */
-asmlinkage long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, long syscall)
+asmlinkage long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	user_exit();
 
-	current_thread_info()->syscall = syscall;
-
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE)) {
 		if (ptrace_report_syscall_entry(regs))
 			return -1;
-		syscall = current_thread_info()->syscall;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECCOMP
@@ -1335,7 +1332,7 @@ asmlinkage long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, long syscall)
 		struct seccomp_data sd;
 		unsigned long args[6];
 
-		sd.nr = syscall;
+		sd.nr = current_thread_info()->syscall;
 		sd.arch = syscall_get_arch(current);
 		syscall_get_arguments(current, regs, args);
 		for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
@@ -1345,23 +1342,23 @@ asmlinkage long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, long syscall)
 		ret = __secure_computing(&sd);
 		if (ret == -1)
 			return ret;
-		syscall = current_thread_info()->syscall;
 	}
 #endif
 
 	if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)))
 		trace_sys_enter(regs, regs->regs[2]);
 
-	audit_syscall_entry(syscall, regs->regs[4], regs->regs[5],
+	audit_syscall_entry(current_thread_info()->syscall,
+			    regs->regs[4], regs->regs[5],
 			    regs->regs[6], regs->regs[7]);
 
 	/*
 	 * Negative syscall numbers are mistaken for rejected syscalls, but
 	 * won't have had the return value set appropriately, so we do so now.
 	 */
-	if (syscall < 0)
+	if (current_thread_info()->syscall < 0)
 		syscall_set_return_value(current, regs, -ENOSYS, 0);
-	return syscall;
+	return current_thread_info()->syscall;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
index 18dc9b345056..2c604717e630 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ loads_done:
 	PTR_WD	load_a7, bad_stack_a7
 	.previous
 
+	/*
+	 * syscall number is in v0 unless we called syscall(__NR_###)
+	 * where the real syscall number is in a0
+	 */
+	subu	t2, v0,  __NR_O32_Linux
+	bnez	t2, 1f /* __NR_syscall at offset 0 */
+	LONG_S	a0, TI_SYSCALL($28)	# Save a0 as syscall number
+	b	2f
+1:
+	LONG_S	v0, TI_SYSCALL($28)	# Save v0 as syscall number
+2:
+
 	lw	t0, TI_FLAGS($28)	# syscall tracing enabled?
 	li	t1, _TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY
 	and	t0, t1
@@ -114,16 +126,7 @@ syscall_trace_entry:
 	SAVE_STATIC
 	move	a0, sp
 
-	/*
-	 * syscall number is in v0 unless we called syscall(__NR_###)
-	 * where the real syscall number is in a0
-	 */
-	move	a1, v0
-	subu	t2, v0,  __NR_O32_Linux
-	bnez	t2, 1f /* __NR_syscall at offset 0 */
-	lw	a1, PT_R4(sp)
-
-1:	jal	syscall_trace_enter
+	jal	syscall_trace_enter
 
 	bltz	v0, 1f			# seccomp failed? Skip syscall
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S
index 97456b2ca7dc..97788859238c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ NESTED(handle_sysn32, PT_SIZE, sp)
 
 	sd	a3, PT_R26(sp)		# save a3 for syscall restarting
 
+	LONG_S	v0, TI_SYSCALL($28)     # Store syscall number
+
 	li	t1, _TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY
 	LONG_L	t0, TI_FLAGS($28)	# syscall tracing enabled?
 	and	t0, t1, t0
@@ -72,7 +74,6 @@ syscall_common:
 n32_syscall_trace_entry:
 	SAVE_STATIC
 	move	a0, sp
-	move	a1, v0
 	jal	syscall_trace_enter
 
 	bltz	v0, 1f			# seccomp failed? Skip syscall
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n64.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n64.S
index e6264aa62e45..be11ea5cc67e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n64.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n64.S
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ NESTED(handle_sys64, PT_SIZE, sp)
 
 	sd	a3, PT_R26(sp)		# save a3 for syscall restarting
 
+	LONG_S	v0, TI_SYSCALL($28)     # Store syscall number
+
 	li	t1, _TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY
 	LONG_L	t0, TI_FLAGS($28)	# syscall tracing enabled?
 	and	t0, t1, t0
@@ -82,7 +84,6 @@ n64_syscall_exit:
 syscall_trace_entry:
 	SAVE_STATIC
 	move	a0, sp
-	move	a1, v0
 	jal	syscall_trace_enter
 
 	bltz	v0, 1f			# seccomp failed? Skip syscall
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
index d3c2616cba22..7a5abb73e531 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@ loads_done:
 	PTR_WD	load_a7, bad_stack_a7
 	.previous
 
+	/*
+	 * absolute syscall number is in v0 unless we called syscall(__NR_###)
+	 * where the real syscall number is in a0
+	 * note: NR_syscall is the first O32 syscall but the macro is
+	 * only defined when compiling with -mabi=32 (CONFIG_32BIT)
+	 * therefore __NR_O32_Linux is used (4000)
+	 */
+
+	subu	t2, v0,  __NR_O32_Linux
+	bnez	t2, 1f /* __NR_syscall at offset 0 */
+	LONG_S	a0, TI_SYSCALL($28)	# Save a0 as syscall number
+	b	2f
+1:
+	LONG_S	v0, TI_SYSCALL($28)	# Save v0 as syscall number
+2:
+
 	li	t1, _TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY
 	LONG_L	t0, TI_FLAGS($28)	# syscall tracing enabled?
 	and	t0, t1, t0
@@ -113,22 +129,7 @@ trace_a_syscall:
 	sd	a7, PT_R11(sp)		# For indirect syscalls
 
 	move	a0, sp
-	/*
-	 * absolute syscall number is in v0 unless we called syscall(__NR_###)
-	 * where the real syscall number is in a0
-	 * note: NR_syscall is the first O32 syscall but the macro is
-	 * only defined when compiling with -mabi=32 (CONFIG_32BIT)
-	 * therefore __NR_O32_Linux is used (4000)
-	 */
-	.set	push
-	.set	reorder
-	subu	t1, v0,  __NR_O32_Linux
-	move	a1, v0
-	bnez	t1, 1f /* __NR_syscall at offset 0 */
-	ld	a1, PT_R4(sp) /* Arg1 for __NR_syscall case */
-	.set	pop
-
-1:	jal	syscall_trace_enter
+	jal	syscall_trace_enter
 
 	bltz	v0, 1f			# seccomp failed? Skip syscall