diff --git a/arch/m68k/68000/entry.S b/arch/m68k/68000/entry.S
index 259b3661b614..94abf3d8afc5 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/68000/entry.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/68000/entry.S
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ do_trace:
 	jbsr	syscall_trace_enter
 	RESTORE_SWITCH_STACK
 	addql	#4,%sp
+	addql	#1,%d0
+	jeq	ret_from_exception
 	movel	%sp@(PT_OFF_ORIG_D0),%d1
 	movel	#-ENOSYS,%d0
 	cmpl	#NR_syscalls,%d1
diff --git a/arch/m68k/coldfire/entry.S b/arch/m68k/coldfire/entry.S
index 52d312d5b4d4..fb3b06567745 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/coldfire/entry.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/coldfire/entry.S
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ ENTRY(system_call)
 	jbsr	syscall_trace_enter
 	RESTORE_SWITCH_STACK
 	addql	#4,%sp
+	addql	#1,%d0
+	jeq	ret_from_exception
 	movel	%d3,%a0
 	jbsr	%a0@
 	movel	%d0,%sp@(PT_OFF_D0)		/* save the return value */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/entry.S b/arch/m68k/kernel/entry.S
index 97cd3ea5f10b..9a66657773be 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/entry.S
@@ -160,9 +160,12 @@ do_trace_entry:
 	jbsr	syscall_trace
 	RESTORE_SWITCH_STACK
 	addql	#4,%sp
+	addql	#1,%d0			| optimization for cmpil #-1,%d0
+	jeq	ret_from_syscall
 	movel	%sp@(PT_OFF_ORIG_D0),%d0
 	cmpl	#NR_syscalls,%d0
 	jcs	syscall
+	jra	ret_from_syscall
 badsys:
 	movel	#-ENOSYS,%sp@(PT_OFF_D0)
 	jra	ret_from_syscall