diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/thread_info.h
index fdc485d7787a..082631465074 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -75,11 +75,7 @@ register struct thread_info *__current_thread_info __asm__("$8");
 
 /* Work to do on interrupt/exception return.  */
 #define _TIF_WORK_MASK		(_TIF_SIGPENDING | _TIF_NEED_RESCHED | \
-				 _TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME)
-
-/* Work to do on any return to userspace.  */
-#define _TIF_ALLWORK_MASK	(_TIF_WORK_MASK		\
-				 | _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE)
+				 _TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME | _TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL)
 
 #define TS_UAC_NOPRINT		0x0001	/* ! Preserve the following three */
 #define TS_UAC_NOFIX		0x0002	/* ! flags as they match          */
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S b/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
index e227f3a29a43..a6207c47f089 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
@@ -469,13 +469,16 @@ entSys:
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
 	lda     $6, _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE | _TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT
 	and     $3, $6, $3
-#endif
 	bne     $3, strace
+#else
+	blbs    $3, strace		/* check for SYSCALL_TRACE in disguise */
+#endif
 	beq	$4, 1f
 	ldq	$27, 0($5)
 1:	jsr	$26, ($27), sys_ni_syscall
 	ldgp	$gp, 0($26)
 	blt	$0, $syscall_error	/* the call failed */
+$ret_success:
 	stq	$0, 0($sp)
 	stq	$31, 72($sp)		/* a3=0 => no error */
 
@@ -525,11 +528,6 @@ $syscall_error:
 	stq	$1, 72($sp)	/* a3 for return */
 	br	ret_from_sys_call
 
-$ret_success:
-	stq	$0, 0($sp)
-	stq	$31, 72($sp)	/* a3=0 => no error */
-	br	ret_from_sys_call
-
 /*
  * Do all cleanup when returning from all interrupts and system calls.
  *
@@ -598,8 +596,8 @@ ret_from_straced:
 
 	/* check return.. */
 	blt	$0, $strace_error	/* the call failed */
-	stq	$31, 72($sp)		/* a3=0 => no error */
 $strace_success:
+	stq	$31, 72($sp)		/* a3=0 => no error */
 	stq	$0, 0($sp)		/* save return value */
 
 	DO_SWITCH_STACK
@@ -768,7 +766,7 @@ alpha_switch_to:
 	.align	4
 	.ent	ret_from_fork
 ret_from_fork:
-	lda	$26, ret_from_sys_call
+	lda	$26, ret_to_user
 	mov	$17, $16
 	jmp	$31, schedule_tail
 .end ret_from_fork