diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index f880cec0c980..28de3baff792 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -8198,7 +8198,8 @@ struct perf_callchain_entry *
 perf_callchain(struct perf_event *event, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	bool kernel = !event->attr.exclude_callchain_kernel;
-	bool user   = !event->attr.exclude_callchain_user;
+	bool user   = !event->attr.exclude_callchain_user &&
+		!(current->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_USER_WORKER));
 	/* Disallow cross-task user callchains. */
 	bool crosstask = event->ctx->task && event->ctx->task != current;
 	const u32 max_stack = event->attr.sample_max_stack;