diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 17230ca00bd4..41fe80e3380f 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5078,7 +5078,7 @@ static void perf_sample_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
 	if (user_mode(regs)) {
 		regs_user->abi = perf_reg_abi(current);
 		regs_user->regs = regs;
-	} else if (current->mm) {
+	} else if (!(current->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
 		perf_get_regs_user(regs_user, regs, regs_user_copy);
 	} else {
 		regs_user->abi = PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_NONE;