diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/lbr.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/lbr.c
index 688d1dfacbb1..f8fadb0b16a4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/lbr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/lbr.c
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ intel_pmu_lbr_filter(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc)
 {
 	u64 from, to;
 	int br_sel = cpuc->br_sel;
-	int i, j, type, to_plm;
+	int i, j, type, from_plm, to_plm;
 	bool compress = false;
 
 	/* if sampling all branches, then nothing to filter */
@@ -1245,8 +1245,14 @@ intel_pmu_lbr_filter(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc)
 				type |= X86_BR_NO_TX;
 		}
 
-		/* if type does not correspond, then discard */
-		if (type == X86_BR_NONE || (br_sel & type) != type) {
+		from_plm = kernel_ip(from) ? X86_BR_KERNEL : X86_BR_USER;
+		/*
+		 * If type does not correspond, then discard.
+		 * Specifically reject entries whose from address is in
+		 * kernel space when only X86_BR_USER is requested.
+		 */
+		if (type == X86_BR_NONE || (br_sel & type) != type ||
+		    (!(br_sel & X86_BR_KERNEL) && (from_plm & X86_BR_KERNEL))) {
 			cpuc->lbr_entries[i].from = 0;
 			compress = true;
 		}