diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
index bc85987727f0..c544b7a11ebb 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
@@ -368,9 +368,9 @@ ENTRY(system_call)
 	jnz	.Lsysc_nr_ok
 	# svc 0: system call number in %r1
 	llgfr	%r1,%r1				# clear high word in r1
+	sth	%r1,__PT_INT_CODE+2(%r11)
 	cghi	%r1,NR_syscalls
 	jnl	.Lsysc_nr_ok
-	sth	%r1,__PT_INT_CODE+2(%r11)
 	slag	%r8,%r1,3
 .Lsysc_nr_ok:
 	xc	__SF_BACKCHAIN(8,%r15),__SF_BACKCHAIN(%r15)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
index ad71132374f0..5a2b1501d998 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -844,11 +844,9 @@ asmlinkage long do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	 * call number to gprs[2].
 	 */
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE) &&
-	    (tracehook_report_syscall_entry(regs) ||
-	     regs->gprs[2] >= NR_syscalls)) {
+	    tracehook_report_syscall_entry(regs)) {
 		/*
-		 * Tracing decided this syscall should not happen or the
-		 * debugger stored an invalid system call number. Skip
+		 * Tracing decided this syscall should not happen. Skip
 		 * the system call and the system call restart handling.
 		 */
 		clear_pt_regs_flag(regs, PIF_SYSCALL);