diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
index 2122cd187f19..470afb3a04ca 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -233,27 +233,33 @@ int kgdb_arch_handle_exception(int exception_vector, int signo,
 
 static int kgdb_brk_fn(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)
 {
+	if (user_mode(regs))
+		return DBG_HOOK_ERROR;
+
 	kgdb_handle_exception(1, SIGTRAP, 0, regs);
-	return 0;
+	return DBG_HOOK_HANDLED;
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kgdb_brk_fn)
 
 static int kgdb_compiled_brk_fn(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)
 {
+	if (user_mode(regs))
+		return DBG_HOOK_ERROR;
+
 	compiled_break = 1;
 	kgdb_handle_exception(1, SIGTRAP, 0, regs);
 
-	return 0;
+	return DBG_HOOK_HANDLED;
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kgdb_compiled_brk_fn);
 
 static int kgdb_step_brk_fn(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)
 {
-	if (!kgdb_single_step)
+	if (user_mode(regs) || !kgdb_single_step)
 		return DBG_HOOK_ERROR;
 
 	kgdb_handle_exception(1, SIGTRAP, 0, regs);
-	return 0;
+	return DBG_HOOK_HANDLED;
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kgdb_step_brk_fn);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
index 7d8c33279e9f..6a6d661f38fb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
@@ -458,6 +458,9 @@ kprobe_single_step_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)
 	struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb = get_kprobe_ctlblk();
 	int retval;
 
+	if (user_mode(regs))
+		return DBG_HOOK_ERROR;
+
 	/* return error if this is not our step */
 	retval = kprobe_ss_hit(kcb, instruction_pointer(regs));
 
@@ -474,6 +477,9 @@ kprobe_single_step_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)
 int __kprobes
 kprobe_breakpoint_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)
 {
+	if (user_mode(regs))
+		return DBG_HOOK_ERROR;
+
 	kprobe_handler(regs);
 	return DBG_HOOK_HANDLED;
 }