diff --git a/linux-user/strace.c b/linux-user/strace.c
index 8d13e55a5b..51a5bdd95f 100644
--- a/linux-user/strace.c
+++ b/linux-user/strace.c
@@ -657,7 +657,6 @@ print_newselect(CPUArchState *cpu_env, const struct syscallname *name,
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef TARGET_NR_semctl
 static void
 print_semctl(CPUArchState *cpu_env, const struct syscallname *name,
              abi_long arg1, abi_long arg2, abi_long arg3,
@@ -668,7 +667,6 @@ print_semctl(CPUArchState *cpu_env, const struct syscallname *name,
     print_ipc_cmd(arg3);
     qemu_log(",0x" TARGET_ABI_FMT_lx ")", arg4);
 }
-#endif
 
 static void
 print_shmat(CPUArchState *cpu_env, const struct syscallname *name,
@@ -698,10 +696,8 @@ print_ipc(CPUArchState *cpu_env, const struct syscallname *name,
 {
     switch(arg1) {
     case IPCOP_semctl:
-        qemu_log("semctl(" TARGET_ABI_FMT_ld "," TARGET_ABI_FMT_ld ",",
-                 arg1, arg2);
-        print_ipc_cmd(arg3);
-        qemu_log(",0x" TARGET_ABI_FMT_lx ")", arg4);
+        print_semctl(cpu_env, &(const struct syscallname){ .name = "semctl" },
+                     arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, 0, 0);
         break;
     case IPCOP_shmat:
         print_shmat(cpu_env, &(const struct syscallname){ .name = "shmat" },