diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index d21c388c0116..584e6b55c865 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -540,8 +540,8 @@ asmlinkage void do_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int entryexit)
 		secure_computing(regs->regs[2]);
 
 	if (unlikely(current->audit_context) && entryexit)
-		audit_syscall_exit(AUDITSC_RESULT(regs->regs[2]),
-		                   regs->regs[2]);
+		audit_syscall_exit(AUDITSC_RESULT(regs->regs[7]),
+		                   -regs->regs[2]);
 
 	if (!(current->ptrace & PT_PTRACED))
 		goto out;