diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S
index dd77a0c8f740..66ba549b520f 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ tracesys_exit:
 	st  r0, [sp, PT_r0]     ; sys call return value in pt_regs
 
 	;POST Sys Call Ptrace Hook
+	mov r0, sp		; pt_regs needed
 	bl  @syscall_trace_exit
 	b   ret_from_exception ; NOT ret_from_system_call at is saves r0 which
 	; we'd done before calling post hook above