--- sys/kern/kern_sig.c.orig
+++ sys/kern/kern_sig.c
@@ -2677,23 +2677,26 @@
 	struct sysentvec *sv;
 	struct sysent *se;
 	register_t rv_saved[2];
+	unsigned int sc;
 	int error, nerror;
-	int sc;
 	bool audited, sy_thr_static;
 
-	sv = p->p_sysent;
-	if (sv->sv_table == NULL || sv->sv_size < tsr->ts_sa.code) {
-		tsr->ts_ret.sr_error = ENOSYS;
-		return;
-	}
-
 	sc = tsr->ts_sa.code;
 	if (sc == SYS_syscall || sc == SYS___syscall) {
+		if (tsr->ts_nargs == 0) {
+			tsr->ts_ret.sr_error = EINVAL;
+			return;
+		}
 		sc = tsr->ts_sa.args[0];
 		memmove(&tsr->ts_sa.args[0], &tsr->ts_sa.args[1],
 		    sizeof(register_t) * (tsr->ts_nargs - 1));
 	}
 
+	sv = p->p_sysent;
+	if (sv->sv_table == NULL || sc >= sv->sv_size) {
+		tsr->ts_ret.sr_error = ENOSYS;
+		return;
+	}
 	tsr->ts_sa.callp = se = &sv->sv_table[sc];
 
 	VM_CNT_INC(v_syscall);
--- tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c.orig
+++ tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c
@@ -4363,6 +4363,25 @@
 	REQUIRE_EQ(close(pd), 0);
 }
 
+static void
+pt_sc_remote(pid_t pid, struct ptrace_sc_remote *pscr, int error,
+    syscallarg_t ret)
+{
+	pid_t wpid;
+	int status;
+
+	ATF_REQUIRE(ptrace(PT_SC_REMOTE, pid, (caddr_t)pscr, sizeof(*pscr)) !=
+	    -1);
+	ATF_REQUIRE_EQ(pscr->pscr_ret.sr_error, error);
+	if (error == 0)
+		ATF_REQUIRE_EQ(pscr->pscr_ret.sr_retval[0], ret);
+
+	wpid = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	REQUIRE_EQ(wpid, pid);
+	ATF_REQUIRE(WIFSTOPPED(status));
+	REQUIRE_EQ(WSTOPSIG(status), SIGSTOP);
+}
+
 /*
  * Try using PT_SC_REMOTE to get the PID of a traced child process.
  */
@@ -4370,8 +4389,7 @@
 ATF_TC_BODY(ptrace__PT_SC_REMOTE_getpid, tc)
 {
 	struct ptrace_sc_remote pscr;
-	pid_t fpid, wpid;
-	int status;
+	pid_t fpid;
 
 	ATF_REQUIRE((fpid = fork()) != -1);
 	if (fpid == 0) {
@@ -4384,35 +4402,62 @@
 	pscr.pscr_syscall = SYS_getpid;
 	pscr.pscr_nargs = 0;
 	pscr.pscr_args = NULL;
-	ATF_REQUIRE(ptrace(PT_SC_REMOTE, fpid, (caddr_t)&pscr, sizeof(pscr)) !=
-	    -1);
-	ATF_REQUIRE_MSG(pscr.pscr_ret.sr_error == 0,
-	    "remote getpid failed with error %d", pscr.pscr_ret.sr_error);
-	ATF_REQUIRE_MSG(pscr.pscr_ret.sr_retval[0] == fpid,
-	    "unexpected return value %jd instead of %d",
-	    (intmax_t)pscr.pscr_ret.sr_retval[0], fpid);
-
-	wpid = waitpid(fpid, &status, 0);
-	REQUIRE_EQ(wpid, fpid);
-	ATF_REQUIRE(WIFSTOPPED(status));
-	REQUIRE_EQ(WSTOPSIG(status), SIGSTOP);
+	pt_sc_remote(fpid, &pscr, 0, fpid);
 
 	pscr.pscr_syscall = SYS_getppid;
 	pscr.pscr_nargs = 0;
 	pscr.pscr_args = NULL;
-	ATF_REQUIRE(ptrace(PT_SC_REMOTE, fpid, (caddr_t)&pscr, sizeof(pscr)) !=
-	    -1);
-	ATF_REQUIRE_MSG(pscr.pscr_ret.sr_error == 0,
-	    "remote getppid failed with error %d", pscr.pscr_ret.sr_error);
-	ATF_REQUIRE_MSG(pscr.pscr_ret.sr_retval[0] == getpid(),
-	    "unexpected return value %jd instead of %d",
-	    (intmax_t)pscr.pscr_ret.sr_retval[0], fpid);
+	pt_sc_remote(fpid, &pscr, 0, getpid());
+
+	ATF_REQUIRE(ptrace(PT_DETACH, fpid, (caddr_t)1, 0) != -1);
+}
+
+ATF_TC_WITHOUT_HEAD(ptrace__PT_SC_REMOTE_syscall_validation);
+ATF_TC_BODY(ptrace__PT_SC_REMOTE_syscall_validation, tc)
+{
+	struct ptrace_sc_remote pscr;
+	quad_t code;
+	int status;
+	pid_t fpid, wpid;
+
+	code = SYS_MAXSYSCALL;
+
+	ATF_REQUIRE((fpid = fork()) != -1);
+	if (fpid == 0) {
+		trace_me();
+		exit(0);
+	}
 
 	wpid = waitpid(fpid, &status, 0);
 	REQUIRE_EQ(wpid, fpid);
 	ATF_REQUIRE(WIFSTOPPED(status));
 	REQUIRE_EQ(WSTOPSIG(status), SIGSTOP);
 
+	pscr.pscr_syscall = SYS_MAXSYSCALL;
+	pscr.pscr_nargs = 0;
+	pscr.pscr_args = NULL;
+	pt_sc_remote(fpid, &pscr, ENOSYS, 0);
+
+	pscr.pscr_syscall = SYS_syscall;
+	pscr.pscr_nargs = 0;
+	pscr.pscr_args = NULL;
+	pt_sc_remote(fpid, &pscr, EINVAL, 0);
+
+	pscr.pscr_syscall = SYS_syscall;
+	pscr.pscr_nargs = 1;
+	pscr.pscr_args = (syscallarg_t *)&code;
+	pt_sc_remote(fpid, &pscr, ENOSYS, 0);
+
+	pscr.pscr_syscall = SYS___syscall;
+	pscr.pscr_nargs = 0;
+	pscr.pscr_args = NULL;
+	pt_sc_remote(fpid, &pscr, EINVAL, 0);
+
+	pscr.pscr_syscall = SYS___syscall;
+	pscr.pscr_nargs = 1;
+	pscr.pscr_args = (syscallarg_t *)&code;
+	pt_sc_remote(fpid, &pscr, ENOSYS, 0);
+
 	ATF_REQUIRE(ptrace(PT_DETACH, fpid, (caddr_t)1, 0) != -1);
 }
 
@@ -4529,6 +4574,7 @@
 	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, ptrace__procdesc_wait_child);
 	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, ptrace__procdesc_reparent_wait_child);
 	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, ptrace__PT_SC_REMOTE_getpid);
+	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, ptrace__PT_SC_REMOTE_syscall_validation);
 	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, ptrace__reap_kill_stopped);
 
 	return (atf_no_error());