diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 3d9672e59c16..19378715f415 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -685,9 +685,8 @@ static int ptrace_bts_config(struct task_struct *child,
 		if (!cfg.signal)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 		child->thread.bts_ovfl_signal = cfg.signal;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	if ((cfg.flags & PTRACE_BTS_O_ALLOC) &&