diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
index e854f420e033eb65a2bca233bb8df2e42778faf7..d5e01c3f4e69f292e3345791e7a977d29e26fabe 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
@@ -31,9 +31,18 @@ static int perf_trace_event_perm(struct ftrace_event_call *tp_event,
 	}
 
 	/* The ftrace function trace is allowed only for root. */
-	if (ftrace_event_is_function(tp_event) &&
-	    perf_paranoid_tracepoint_raw() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-		return -EPERM;
+	if (ftrace_event_is_function(tp_event)) {
+		if (perf_paranoid_tracepoint_raw() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+			return -EPERM;
+
+		/*
+		 * We don't allow user space callchains for  function trace
+		 * event, due to issues with page faults while tracing page
+		 * fault handler and its overall trickiness nature.
+		 */
+		if (!p_event->attr.exclude_callchain_user)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	/* No tracing, just counting, so no obvious leak */
 	if (!(p_event->attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW))