diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
index 30b877f8b85e..0cfd68577489 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	if (flags & (_TIF_SYSCALL_EMU | _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE)) {
 		tracehook_report_syscall(regs, PTRACE_SYSCALL_ENTER);
-		if (!in_syscall(regs) || (flags & _TIF_SYSCALL_EMU))
+		if (flags & _TIF_SYSCALL_EMU)
 			return -1;
 	}