diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 1394cd8d96f7bb8d132e2a5cf892090690a19920..af5dd038195e3f6e3a6877d5884efda263e46843 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ static void report__warn_kptr_restrict(const struct report *rep)
 	struct map *kernel_map = machine__kernel_map(&rep->session->machines.host);
 	struct kmap *kernel_kmap = kernel_map ? map__kmap(kernel_map) : NULL;
 
+	if (perf_evlist__exclude_kernel(rep->session->evlist))
+		return;
+
 	if (kernel_map == NULL ||
 	    (kernel_map->dso->hit &&
 	     (kernel_kmap->ref_reloc_sym == NULL ||