diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h
index 9e58749db21d..86eb0bfe3b38 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -272,8 +272,9 @@ void tls_preserve_current_state(void);
 
 static inline void start_thread_common(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long pc)
 {
+	s32 previous_syscall = regs->syscallno;
 	memset(regs, 0, sizeof(*regs));
-	forget_syscall(regs);
+	regs->syscallno = previous_syscall;
 	regs->pc = pc;
 
 	if (system_uses_irq_prio_masking())