diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
index d01fe53a6638..c8e43e0c4066 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ NESTED(handle_sys, PT_SIZE, sp)
 
 	lw	t1, PT_EPC(sp)		# skip syscall on return
 
-	subu	v0, v0, __NR_O32_Linux	# check syscall number
 	addiu	t1, 4			# skip to next instruction
 	sw	t1, PT_EPC(sp)
 
@@ -89,6 +88,7 @@ loads_done:
 	and	t0, t1
 	bnez	t0, syscall_trace_entry # -> yes
 syscall_common:
+	subu	v0, v0, __NR_O32_Linux	# check syscall number
 	sltiu	t0, v0, __NR_O32_Linux_syscalls + 1
 	beqz	t0, illegal_syscall
 
@@ -118,24 +118,23 @@ o32_syscall_exit:
 
 syscall_trace_entry:
 	SAVE_STATIC
-	move	s0, v0
 	move	a0, sp
 
 	/*
 	 * syscall number is in v0 unless we called syscall(__NR_###)
 	 * where the real syscall number is in a0
 	 */
-	addiu	a1, v0,  __NR_O32_Linux
-	bnez	v0, 1f /* __NR_syscall at offset 0 */
+	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
 
 	bltz	v0, 1f			# seccomp failed? Skip syscall
 
-	move	v0, s0			# restore syscall
-
 	RESTORE_STATIC
+	lw	v0, PT_R2(sp)		# Restore syscall (maybe modified)
 	lw	a0, PT_R4(sp)		# Restore argument registers
 	lw	a1, PT_R5(sp)
 	lw	a2, PT_R6(sp)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-64.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-64.S
index 6b73ecc02597..e6ede125059f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-64.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-64.S
@@ -82,15 +82,14 @@ n64_syscall_exit:
 
 syscall_trace_entry:
 	SAVE_STATIC
-	move	s0, v0
 	move	a0, sp
 	move	a1, v0
 	jal	syscall_trace_enter
 
 	bltz	v0, 1f			# seccomp failed? Skip syscall
 
-	move	v0, s0
 	RESTORE_STATIC
+	ld	v0, PT_R2(sp)		# Restore syscall (maybe modified)
 	ld	a0, PT_R4(sp)		# Restore argument registers
 	ld	a1, PT_R5(sp)
 	ld	a2, PT_R6(sp)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S
index 71f99d5f7a06..9c0b387d6427 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ NESTED(handle_sysn32, PT_SIZE, sp)
 #endif
 	beqz	t0, not_n32_scall
 
-	dsll	t0, v0, 3		# offset into table
-	ld	t2, (sysn32_call_table - (__NR_N32_Linux * 8))(t0)
-
 	sd	a3, PT_R26(sp)		# save a3 for syscall restarting
 
 	li	t1, _TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY
@@ -53,6 +50,9 @@ NESTED(handle_sysn32, PT_SIZE, sp)
 	bnez	t0, n32_syscall_trace_entry
 
 syscall_common:
+	dsll	t0, v0, 3		# offset into table
+	ld	t2, (sysn32_call_table - (__NR_N32_Linux * 8))(t0)
+
 	jalr	t2			# Do The Real Thing (TM)
 
 	li	t0, -EMAXERRNO - 1	# error?
@@ -71,21 +71,25 @@ syscall_common:
 
 n32_syscall_trace_entry:
 	SAVE_STATIC
-	move	s0, t2
 	move	a0, sp
 	move	a1, v0
 	jal	syscall_trace_enter
 
 	bltz	v0, 1f			# seccomp failed? Skip syscall
 
-	move	t2, s0
 	RESTORE_STATIC
+	ld	v0, PT_R2(sp)		# Restore syscall (maybe modified)
 	ld	a0, PT_R4(sp)		# Restore argument registers
 	ld	a1, PT_R5(sp)
 	ld	a2, PT_R6(sp)
 	ld	a3, PT_R7(sp)
 	ld	a4, PT_R8(sp)
 	ld	a5, PT_R9(sp)
+
+	dsubu	t2, v0, __NR_N32_Linux	# check (new) syscall number
+	sltiu   t0, t2, __NR_N32_Linux_syscalls + 1
+	beqz	t0, not_n32_scall
+
 	j	syscall_common
 
 1:	j	syscall_exit
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
index 91b43eea2d5a..f4f28b1580de 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ NESTED(handle_sys, PT_SIZE, sp)
 	sll	a2, a2, 0
 	sll	a3, a3, 0
 
-	dsll	t0, v0, 3		# offset into table
-	ld	t2, (sys32_call_table - (__NR_O32_Linux * 8))(t0)
-
 	sd	a3, PT_R26(sp)		# save a3 for syscall restarting
 
 	/*
@@ -88,6 +85,9 @@ loads_done:
 	bnez	t0, trace_a_syscall
 
 syscall_common:
+	dsll	t0, v0, 3		# offset into table
+	ld	t2, (sys32_call_table - (__NR_O32_Linux * 8))(t0)
+
 	jalr	t2			# Do The Real Thing (TM)
 
 	li	t0, -EMAXERRNO - 1	# error?
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ trace_a_syscall:
 	sd	a6, PT_R10(sp)
 	sd	a7, PT_R11(sp)		# For indirect syscalls
 
-	move	s0, t2			# Save syscall pointer
 	move	a0, sp
 	/*
 	 * absolute syscall number is in v0 unless we called syscall(__NR_###)
@@ -133,8 +132,8 @@ trace_a_syscall:
 
 	bltz	v0, 1f			# seccomp failed? Skip syscall
 
-	move	t2, s0
 	RESTORE_STATIC
+	ld	v0, PT_R2(sp)		# Restore syscall (maybe modified)
 	ld	a0, PT_R4(sp)		# Restore argument registers
 	ld	a1, PT_R5(sp)
 	ld	a2, PT_R6(sp)
@@ -143,6 +142,11 @@ trace_a_syscall:
 	ld	a5, PT_R9(sp)
 	ld	a6, PT_R10(sp)
 	ld	a7, PT_R11(sp)		# For indirect syscalls
+
+	dsubu	t0, v0, __NR_O32_Linux	# check (new) syscall number
+	sltiu	t0, t0, __NR_O32_Linux_syscalls + 1
+	beqz	t0, not_o32_scall
+
 	j	syscall_common
 
 1:	j	syscall_exit