diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/ptrace.c
index 60f1e02eed36..6c898d540d9d 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -172,6 +172,6 @@ void do_syscall_trace_exit(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT))
-		trace_sys_exit(regs, regs->regs[0]);
+		trace_sys_exit(regs, regs_return_value(regs));
 #endif
 }