diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index c50af846ecf9..6103b24d1bfc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -888,17 +888,16 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request,
  */
 asmlinkage long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, long syscall)
 {
-	long ret = 0;
 	user_exit();
 
 	current_thread_info()->syscall = syscall;
 
-	if (secure_computing(NULL) == -1)
-		return -1;
-
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE) &&
 	    tracehook_report_syscall_entry(regs))
-		ret = -1;
+		return -1;
+
+	if (secure_computing(NULL) == -1)
+		return -1;
 
 	if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)))
 		trace_sys_enter(regs, regs->regs[2]);