diff --git a/kernel/events/callchain.c b/kernel/events/callchain.c
index 8a47e52a454f..d1a09e6f514c 100644
--- a/kernel/events/callchain.c
+++ b/kernel/events/callchain.c
@@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ get_perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 init_nr, bool kernel, bool user,
 
 	if (user) {
 		if (!user_mode(regs)) {
-			if  (current->mm)
-				regs = task_pt_regs(current);
-			else
+			if (current->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_USER_WORKER))
 				regs = NULL;
+			else
+				regs = task_pt_regs(current);
 		}
 
 		if (regs) {
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index d60d48d482b0..0339f60e3498 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -7095,7 +7095,7 @@ 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->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
+	} else if (!(current->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_USER_WORKER))) {
 		perf_get_regs_user(regs_user, regs);
 	} else {
 		regs_user->abi = PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_NONE;
@@ -7735,7 +7735,7 @@ static u64 perf_virt_to_phys(u64 virt)
 		 * Try IRQ-safe get_user_page_fast_only first.
 		 * If failed, leave phys_addr as 0.
 		 */
-		if (current->mm != NULL) {
+		if (!(current->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_USER_WORKER))) {
 			struct page *p;
 
 			pagefault_disable();