diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index c95bf18260f8..24c115a0721a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ asmlinkage void syscall_trace_leave(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	audit_syscall_exit(regs);
 
 	if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)))
-		trace_sys_exit(regs, regs->regs[2]);
+		trace_sys_exit(regs, regs_return_value(regs));
 
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE))
 		tracehook_report_syscall_exit(regs, 0);