diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/syscall.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/syscall.h
index 42347d0981e7..49350c8bd7b0 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/syscall.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/syscall.h
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ static inline int syscall_get_nr(struct task_struct *task,
 	return regs->a7;
 }
 
-static inline void syscall_set_nr(struct task_struct *task,
-				  struct pt_regs *regs,
-				  int sysno)
-{
-	regs->a7 = sysno;
-}
-
 static inline void syscall_rollback(struct task_struct *task,
 				    struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S
index bad4d85b5e91..208702d8c18e 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S
@@ -228,20 +228,13 @@ check_syscall_nr:
 	/* Check to make sure we don't jump to a bogus syscall number. */
 	li t0, __NR_syscalls
 	la s0, sys_ni_syscall
-	/*
-	 * The tracer can change syscall number to valid/invalid value.
-	 * We use syscall_set_nr helper in syscall_trace_enter thus we
-	 * cannot trust the current value in a7 and have to reload from
-	 * the current task pt_regs.
-	 */
-	REG_L a7, PT_A7(sp)
 	/*
 	 * Syscall number held in a7.
 	 * If syscall number is above allowed value, redirect to ni_syscall.
 	 */
 	bge a7, t0, 1f
 	/*
-	 * Check if syscall is rejected by tracer or seccomp, i.e., a7 == -1.
+	 * Check if syscall is rejected by tracer, i.e., a7 == -1.
 	 * If yes, we pretend it was executed.
 	 */
 	li t1, -1
@@ -334,6 +327,7 @@ work_resched:
 handle_syscall_trace_enter:
 	move a0, sp
 	call do_syscall_trace_enter
+	move t0, a0
 	REG_L a0, PT_A0(sp)
 	REG_L a1, PT_A1(sp)
 	REG_L a2, PT_A2(sp)
@@ -342,6 +336,7 @@ handle_syscall_trace_enter:
 	REG_L a5, PT_A5(sp)
 	REG_L a6, PT_A6(sp)
 	REG_L a7, PT_A7(sp)
+	bnez t0, ret_from_syscall_rejected
 	j check_syscall_nr
 handle_syscall_trace_exit:
 	move a0, sp
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/ptrace.c
index 407464201b91..444dc7b0fd78 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -148,21 +148,19 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request,
  * Allows PTRACE_SYSCALL to work.  These are called from entry.S in
  * {handle,ret_from}_syscall.
  */
-__visible void do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
+__visible int do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE))
 		if (tracehook_report_syscall_entry(regs))
-			syscall_set_nr(current, regs, -1);
+			return -1;
 
 	/*
 	 * Do the secure computing after ptrace; failures should be fast.
 	 * If this fails we might have return value in a0 from seccomp
 	 * (via SECCOMP_RET_ERRNO/TRACE).
 	 */
-	if (secure_computing() == -1) {
-		syscall_set_nr(current, regs, -1);
-		return;
-	}
+	if (secure_computing() == -1)
+		return -1;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT))
@@ -170,6 +168,7 @@ __visible void do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 #endif
 
 	audit_syscall_entry(regs->a7, regs->a0, regs->a1, regs->a2, regs->a3);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 __visible void do_syscall_trace_exit(struct pt_regs *regs)