diff --git a/linux-user/strace.c b/linux-user/strace.c
index 39554d903911..7769f53bd5ed 100644
--- a/linux-user/strace.c
+++ b/linux-user/strace.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ print_syscall_err(abi_long ret)
 
     qemu_log(" = ");
     if (ret < 0) {
-        qemu_log("-1 errno=%d", errno);
+        qemu_log("-1 errno=%d", (int)-ret);
         errstr = target_strerror(-ret);
         if (errstr) {
             qemu_log(" (%s)", errstr);