diff --git a/linux-user/nios2/signal.c b/linux-user/nios2/signal.c
index 133bc05673..9aa525e723 100644
--- a/linux-user/nios2/signal.c
+++ b/linux-user/nios2/signal.c
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ static void rt_setup_ucontext(struct target_ucontext *uc, CPUNios2State *env)
     __put_user(env->regs[R_SP], &gregs[28]);
 }
 
-static int rt_restore_ucontext(CPUNios2State *env, struct target_ucontext *uc,
-                               int *pr2)
+static int rt_restore_ucontext(CPUNios2State *env, struct target_ucontext *uc)
 {
     int temp;
     unsigned long *gregs = uc->tuc_mcontext.gregs;
@@ -128,8 +127,6 @@ static int rt_restore_ucontext(CPUNios2State *env, struct target_ucontext *uc,
     __get_user(env->regs[R_SP], &gregs[28]);
 
     target_restore_altstack(&uc->tuc_stack, env);
-
-    *pr2 = env->regs[2];
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -191,7 +188,6 @@ long do_rt_sigreturn(CPUNios2State *env)
     abi_ulong frame_addr = env->regs[R_SP];
     struct target_rt_sigframe *frame;
     sigset_t set;
-    int rval;
 
     if (!lock_user_struct(VERIFY_READ, frame, frame_addr, 1)) {
         goto badframe;
@@ -200,15 +196,15 @@ long do_rt_sigreturn(CPUNios2State *env)
     target_to_host_sigset(&set, &frame->uc.tuc_sigmask);
     set_sigmask(&set);
 
-    if (rt_restore_ucontext(env, &frame->uc, &rval)) {
+    if (rt_restore_ucontext(env, &frame->uc)) {
         goto badframe;
     }
 
     unlock_user_struct(frame, frame_addr, 0);
-    return rval;
+    return -QEMU_ESIGRETURN;
 
 badframe:
     unlock_user_struct(frame, frame_addr, 0);
     force_sig(TARGET_SIGSEGV);
-    return 0;
+    return -QEMU_ESIGRETURN;
 }