diff --git a/drivers/misc/fastrpc.c b/drivers/misc/fastrpc.c
index 815d01f785df..273d9c159179 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/fastrpc.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/fastrpc.c
@@ -948,6 +948,11 @@ static int fastrpc_internal_invoke(struct fastrpc_user *fl,  u32 kernel,
 	if (!fl->cctx->rpdev)
 		return -EPIPE;
 
+	if (handle == FASTRPC_INIT_HANDLE && !kernel) {
+		dev_warn_ratelimited(fl->sctx->dev, "user app trying to send a kernel RPC message (%d)\n",  handle);
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+
 	ctx = fastrpc_context_alloc(fl, kernel, sc, args);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx))
 		return PTR_ERR(ctx);