diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
index 64ced0b8f8fd..025f0f01d254 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ sysexit_from_sys_call:
 	sti
 	movl %eax,%esi		/* second arg, syscall return value */
 	cmpl $-MAX_ERRNO,%eax	/* is it an error ? */
-	setbe %al		/* 1 if so, 0 if not */
+	jbe 1f
+	movslq %eax, %rsi	/* if error sign extend to 64 bits */
+1:	setbe %al		/* 1 if error, 0 if not */
 	movzbl %al,%edi		/* zero-extend that into %edi */
 	call __audit_syscall_exit
 	movq RAX-ARGOFFSET(%rsp),%rax	/* reload syscall return value */