diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 87d06c173ddc..8d57f77794ee 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static void prof_sysexit_disable_##sname(struct ftrace_event_call *event_call) \
 		.system                 = "syscalls",			\
 		.event                  = &event_syscall_enter,		\
 		.raw_init		= init_enter_##sname,		\
-		.show_format		= ftrace_format_syscall,	\
+		.show_format		= syscall_enter_format,		\
 		.regfunc		= reg_event_syscall_enter,	\
 		.unregfunc		= unreg_event_syscall_enter,	\
 		.data			= "sys"#sname,			\
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ static void prof_sysexit_disable_##sname(struct ftrace_event_call *event_call) \
 		.system                 = "syscalls",			\
 		.event                  = &event_syscall_exit,		\
 		.raw_init		= init_exit_##sname,		\
+		.show_format		= syscall_exit_format,		\
 		.regfunc		= reg_event_syscall_exit,	\
 		.unregfunc		= unreg_event_syscall_exit,	\
 		.data			= "sys"#sname,			\
diff --git a/include/trace/syscall.h b/include/trace/syscall.h
index 0cb03625edd9..5ce85d75d31b 100644
--- a/include/trace/syscall.h
+++ b/include/trace/syscall.h
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ extern int reg_event_syscall_enter(void *ptr);
 extern void unreg_event_syscall_enter(void *ptr);
 extern int reg_event_syscall_exit(void *ptr);
 extern void unreg_event_syscall_exit(void *ptr);
-extern int
-ftrace_format_syscall(struct ftrace_event_call *call, struct trace_seq *s);
+extern int syscall_enter_format(struct ftrace_event_call *call,
+				struct trace_seq *s);
+extern int syscall_exit_format(struct ftrace_event_call *call,
+				struct trace_seq *s);
 enum print_line_t print_syscall_enter(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags);
 enum print_line_t print_syscall_exit(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags);
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index d10daf0922b5..7336b6c265d7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ extern char *__bad_type_size(void);
 		__bad_type_size() :					\
 		#type, #name, offsetof(typeof(trace), name), sizeof(trace.name)
 
-int ftrace_format_syscall(struct ftrace_event_call *call, struct trace_seq *s)
+int syscall_enter_format(struct ftrace_event_call *call, struct trace_seq *s)
 {
 	int i;
 	int nr;
@@ -149,6 +149,22 @@ int ftrace_format_syscall(struct ftrace_event_call *call, struct trace_seq *s)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int syscall_exit_format(struct ftrace_event_call *call, struct trace_seq *s)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct syscall_trace_exit trace;
+
+	ret = trace_seq_printf(s,
+			       "\tfield:%s %s;\toffset:%zu;\tsize:%zu;\n"
+			       "\tfield:%s %s;\toffset:%zu;\tsize:%zu;\n",
+			       SYSCALL_FIELD(int, nr),
+			       SYSCALL_FIELD(unsigned long, ret));
+	if (!ret)
+		return 0;
+
+	return trace_seq_printf(s, "\nprint fmt: \"0x%%lx\", REC->ret\n");
+}
+
 void ftrace_syscall_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, long id)
 {
 	struct syscall_trace_enter *entry;