diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 87a4143aa7d7..4c208ea3bd9f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ static int putreg32(struct task_struct *child, unsigned regno, u32 value)
 		 * syscall with TS_COMPAT still set.
 		 */
 		regs->orig_ax = value;
-		if (syscall_get_nr(child, regs) >= 0)
+		if (syscall_get_nr(child, regs) != -1)
 			child->thread_info.status |= TS_I386_REGS_POKED;
 		break;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index a06cb107c0e8..e12779a2714d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ handle_signal(struct ksignal *ksig, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		save_v86_state((struct kernel_vm86_regs *) regs, VM86_SIGNAL);
 
 	/* Are we from a system call? */
-	if (syscall_get_nr(current, regs) >= 0) {
+	if (syscall_get_nr(current, regs) != -1) {
 		/* If so, check system call restarting.. */
 		switch (syscall_get_error(current, regs)) {
 		case -ERESTART_RESTARTBLOCK:
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ void arch_do_signal_or_restart(struct pt_regs *regs, bool has_signal)
 	}
 
 	/* Did we come from a system call? */
-	if (syscall_get_nr(current, regs) >= 0) {
+	if (syscall_get_nr(current, regs) != -1) {
 		/* Restart the system call - no handlers present */
 		switch (syscall_get_error(current, regs)) {
 		case -ERESTARTNOHAND: