diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S
index ea74a1eee5d9..b37ca852a9f7 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ tracesys:
 
 	; Do the Sys Call as we normally would.
 	; Validate the Sys Call number
-	cmp     r8,  NR_syscalls
+	cmp     r8,  NR_syscalls - 1
 	mov.hi  r0, -ENOSYS
 	bhi     tracesys_exit
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ ENTRY(EV_Trap)
 	;============ Normal syscall case
 
 	; syscall num shd not exceed the total system calls avail
-	cmp     r8,  NR_syscalls
+	cmp     r8,  NR_syscalls - 1
 	mov.hi  r0, -ENOSYS
 	bhi     .Lret_from_system_call