diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/syscall.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/syscall.h
index 80757e43cf2c..00b127a5e09b 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/syscall.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/syscall.h
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ static inline void syscall_get_arguments(struct task_struct *tsk,
 	args[0] = regs->gr[26];
 }
 
+static inline long syscall_get_error(struct task_struct *task,
+				     struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	unsigned long error = regs->gr[28];
+	return IS_ERR_VALUE(error) ? error : 0;
+}
+
 static inline long syscall_get_return_value(struct task_struct *task,
 						struct pt_regs *regs)
 {