diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
index 5e75a316f6b1..ffa23bd07173 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ bad_stack:
 	 * The system call does not exist in this kernel
 	 */
 illegal_syscall:
-	li	v0, -ENOSYS			# error
+	li	v0, ENOSYS			# error
 	sw	v0, PT_R2(sp)
 	li	t0, 1				# set error flag
 	sw	t0, PT_R7(sp)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-64.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-64.S
index 3d58204c9d44..a9e171618994 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-64.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-64.S
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ syscall_trace_entry:
 
 illegal_syscall:
 	/* This also isn't a 64-bit syscall, throw an error.  */
-	li	v0, -ENOSYS			# error
+	li	v0, ENOSYS			# error
 	sd	v0, PT_R2(sp)
 	li	t0, 1				# set error flag
 	sd	t0, PT_R7(sp)