--- linux-2.6.8.1.orig/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S	2004-08-14 19:55:09.000000000 +0900
+++ linux-2.6.8.1/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S	2004-08-15 16:09:28.000000000 +0900
@@ -278,11 +278,11 @@
 	pushl %eax			# save orig_eax
 	SAVE_ALL
 	GET_THREAD_INFO(%ebp)
-	cmpl $(nr_syscalls), %eax
-	jae syscall_badsys
 					# system call tracing in operation
 	testb $(_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags(%ebp)
 	jnz syscall_trace_entry
+	cmpl $(nr_syscalls), %eax
+	jae syscall_badsys
 syscall_call:
 	call *sys_call_table(,%eax,4)
 	movl %eax,EAX(%esp)		# store the return value