diff --git a/kernel/events/callchain.c b/kernel/events/callchain.c
index 65fea424874c..ee01cfcc3506 100644
--- a/kernel/events/callchain.c
+++ b/kernel/events/callchain.c
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ get_perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 init_nr, bool kernel, bool user,
 	struct perf_callchain_entry_ctx ctx;
 	int rctx;
 
+	/* crosstask is not supported for user stacks */
+	if (crosstask && user && !kernel)
+		return NULL;
+
 	entry = get_callchain_entry(&rctx);
 	if (!entry)
 		return NULL;
@@ -200,7 +204,7 @@ get_perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 init_nr, bool kernel, bool user,
 		perf_callchain_kernel(&ctx, regs);
 	}
 
-	if (user) {
+	if (user && !crosstask) {
 		if (!user_mode(regs)) {
 			if (current->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_USER_WORKER))
 				regs = NULL;
@@ -209,9 +213,6 @@ get_perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 init_nr, bool kernel, bool user,
 		}
 
 		if (regs) {
-			if (crosstask)
-				goto exit_put;
-
 			if (add_mark)
 				perf_callchain_store_context(&ctx, PERF_CONTEXT_USER);
 
@@ -219,7 +220,6 @@ get_perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 init_nr, bool kernel, bool user,
 		}
 	}
 
-exit_put:
 	put_callchain_entry(rctx);
 
 	return entry;