diff --git a/arch/openrisc/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/openrisc/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 054537c5f9c9..e612ce4512c7 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/openrisc/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ struct pt_regs {
 	long  syscallno;	/* Syscall number (used by strace) */
 	long dummy;		/* Cheap alignment fix */
 };
-#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 /* TODO: Rename this to REDZONE because that's what it is */
 #define STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD  128  /* size of minimum stack frame */
@@ -87,6 +86,13 @@ struct pt_regs {
 #define user_stack_pointer(regs)	((unsigned long)(regs)->sp)
 #define profile_pc(regs)		instruction_pointer(regs)
 
+static inline long regs_return_value(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	return regs->gpr[11];
+}
+
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
+
 /*
  * Offsets used by 'ptrace' system call interface.
  */
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/openrisc/kernel/ptrace.c
index 656b94beab89..7259047d5f9d 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -188,11 +188,9 @@ asmlinkage long do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		 */
 		ret = -1L;
 
-	/* Are these regs right??? */
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context))
-		audit_syscall_entry(audit_arch(), regs->syscallno,
-				    regs->gpr[3], regs->gpr[4],
-				    regs->gpr[5], regs->gpr[6]);
+	audit_syscall_entry(audit_arch(), regs->syscallno,
+			    regs->gpr[3], regs->gpr[4],
+			    regs->gpr[5], regs->gpr[6]);
 
 	return ret ? : regs->syscallno;
 }
@@ -201,9 +199,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_syscall_trace_leave(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int step;
 
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context))
-		audit_syscall_exit(AUDITSC_RESULT(regs->gpr[11]),
-				   regs->gpr[11]);
+	audit_syscall_exit(regs);
 
 	step = test_thread_flag(TIF_SINGLESTEP);
 	if (step || test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE))