diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 4ee3abf20ed6..cfa62ec090ec 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -1900,6 +1900,9 @@ perf_callchain_user(struct perf_callchain_entry *entry, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	perf_callchain_store(entry, regs->ip);
 
+	if (!current->mm)
+		return;
+
 	if (perf_callchain_user32(regs, entry))
 		return;