diff --git a/klibc/arch/alpha/syscall.S b/klibc/arch/alpha/syscall.S
index 0c87414..4edfa74 100644
--- a/klibc/arch/alpha/syscall.S
+++ b/klibc/arch/alpha/syscall.S
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 2:
 	ldgp	gp, 0(pv)
 	lda	a1, errno
+	stl	v0, 0(a1)
 	lda	v0, -1(zero)
-	stl	a3, 0(a1)
 1:
 	ret	zero,(ra),1