diff --git a/linux-user/main.c b/linux-user/main.c
index 63c1249576d4..7dea084873e3 100644
--- a/linux-user/main.c
+++ b/linux-user/main.c
@@ -822,8 +822,7 @@ void cpu_loop(CPUARMState *env)
                 } else if (n == ARM_NR_semihosting
                            || n == ARM_NR_thumb_semihosting) {
                     env->regs[0] = do_arm_semihosting (env);
-                } else if (n == 0 || n >= ARM_SYSCALL_BASE
-                           || (env->thumb && n == ARM_THUMB_SYSCALL)) {
+                } else if (n == 0 || n >= ARM_SYSCALL_BASE || env->thumb) {
                     /* linux syscall */
                     if (env->thumb || n == 0) {
                         n = env->regs[7];