diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c
index 07c30ee17425..bb7e1132290b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ u64 perf_reg_value(struct pt_regs *regs, int idx)
 	return regs_get_register(regs, pt_regs_offset[idx]);
 }
 
+#define PERF_REG_X86_RESERVED	(((1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_XMM0) - 1) & \
+				 ~((1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_MAX) - 1))
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 #define REG_NOSUPPORT ((1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_R8) | \
 		       (1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_R9) | \
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ u64 perf_reg_value(struct pt_regs *regs, int idx)
 
 int perf_reg_validate(u64 mask)
 {
-	if (!mask || (mask & REG_NOSUPPORT))
+	if (!mask || (mask & (REG_NOSUPPORT | PERF_REG_X86_RESERVED)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ void perf_get_regs_user(struct perf_regs *regs_user,
 
 int perf_reg_validate(u64 mask)
 {
-	if (!mask || (mask & REG_NOSUPPORT))
+	if (!mask || (mask & (REG_NOSUPPORT | PERF_REG_X86_RESERVED)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;