diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_ktrace.c b/sys/kern/kern_ktrace.c
index 877a25ffa4cd..6ace3ea52c64 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_ktrace.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_ktrace.c
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ ktrgenio(int fd, enum uio_rw rw, struct uio *uio, int error)
 	int datalen;
 	char *buf;
 
-	if (error) {
+	if (error != 0 && (rw == UIO_READ || error == EFAULT)) {
 		freeuio(uio);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/sys/kern/sys_generic.c b/sys/kern/sys_generic.c
index f6190c3fb05f..b926f98892a5 100644
--- a/sys/kern/sys_generic.c
+++ b/sys/kern/sys_generic.c
@@ -577,7 +577,8 @@ dofilewrite(struct thread *td, int fd, struct file *fp, struct uio *auio,
 	cnt -= auio->uio_resid;
 #ifdef KTRACE
 	if (ktruio != NULL) {
-		ktruio->uio_resid = cnt;
+		if (error == 0)
+			ktruio->uio_resid = cnt;
 		ktrgenio(fd, UIO_WRITE, ktruio, error);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c b/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c
index dce0ab9b53d4..b2d03d932b99 100644
--- a/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c
+++ b/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c
@@ -772,7 +772,8 @@ kern_sendit(struct thread *td, int s, struct msghdr *mp, int flags,
 		td->td_retval[0] = len - auio.uio_resid;
 #ifdef KTRACE
 	if (ktruio != NULL) {
-		ktruio->uio_resid = td->td_retval[0];
+		if (error == 0)
+			ktruio->uio_resid = td->td_retval[0];
 		ktrgenio(s, UIO_WRITE, ktruio, error);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/netinet/sctp_syscalls.c b/sys/netinet/sctp_syscalls.c
index a5e4fa8f9603..d67e260b6f99 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/sctp_syscalls.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/sctp_syscalls.c
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ sys_sctp_generic_sendmsg(struct thread *td, struct sctp_generic_sendmsg_args *ua
 		td->td_retval[0] = len - auio.uio_resid;
 #ifdef KTRACE
 	if (ktruio != NULL) {
-		ktruio->uio_resid = td->td_retval[0];
+		if (error == 0)
+			ktruio->uio_resid = td->td_retval[0];
 		ktrgenio(uap->sd, UIO_WRITE, ktruio, error);
 	}
 #endif /* KTRACE */
@@ -404,7 +405,8 @@ sys_sctp_generic_sendmsg_iov(struct thread *td, struct sctp_generic_sendmsg_iov_
 		td->td_retval[0] = len - auio.uio_resid;
 #ifdef KTRACE
 	if (ktruio != NULL) {
-		ktruio->uio_resid = td->td_retval[0];
+		if (error == 0)
+			ktruio->uio_resid = td->td_retval[0];
 		ktrgenio(uap->sd, UIO_WRITE, ktruio, error);
 	}
 #endif /* KTRACE */