diff --git a/lib/test_lockup.c b/lib/test_lockup.c
index 07f476317187..78a630bbd03d 100644
--- a/lib/test_lockup.c
+++ b/lib/test_lockup.c
@@ -417,9 +417,14 @@ static bool test_kernel_ptr(unsigned long addr, int size)
 		return false;
 
 	/* should be at least readable kernel address */
-	if (access_ok((void __user *)ptr, 1) ||
-	    access_ok((void __user *)ptr + size - 1, 1) ||
-	    get_kernel_nofault(buf, ptr) ||
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ALTERNATE_USER_ADDRESS_SPACE) &&
+	    (access_ok((void __user *)ptr, 1) ||
+	     access_ok((void __user *)ptr + size - 1, 1))) {
+		pr_err("user space ptr invalid in kernel: %#lx\n", addr);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	if (get_kernel_nofault(buf, ptr) ||
 	    get_kernel_nofault(buf, ptr + size - 1)) {
 		pr_err("invalid kernel ptr: %#lx\n", addr);
 		return true;