diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 724d7a4a0c91..5b7288521300 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ enum lockdown_reason {
 	LOCKDOWN_MMIOTRACE,
 	LOCKDOWN_DEBUGFS,
 	LOCKDOWN_XMON_WR,
+	LOCKDOWN_BPF_WRITE_USER,
 	LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX,
 	LOCKDOWN_KCORE,
 	LOCKDOWN_KPROBES,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index 1836591197a5..fdd14072fc3b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -990,12 +990,13 @@ bpf_tracing_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id, const struct bpf_prog *prog)
 		return &bpf_get_numa_node_id_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_perf_event_read:
 		return &bpf_perf_event_read_proto;
-	case BPF_FUNC_probe_write_user:
-		return bpf_get_probe_write_proto();
 	case BPF_FUNC_current_task_under_cgroup:
 		return &bpf_current_task_under_cgroup_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_get_prandom_u32:
 		return &bpf_get_prandom_u32_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_probe_write_user:
+		return security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_BPF_WRITE_USER) < 0 ?
+		       NULL : bpf_get_probe_write_proto();
 	case BPF_FUNC_probe_read_user:
 		return &bpf_probe_read_user_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_probe_read_kernel:
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 6b83ab4e9d66..9ffa9e9c5c55 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const char *const lockdown_reasons[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX+1] = {
 	[LOCKDOWN_MMIOTRACE] = "unsafe mmio",
 	[LOCKDOWN_DEBUGFS] = "debugfs access",
 	[LOCKDOWN_XMON_WR] = "xmon write access",
+	[LOCKDOWN_BPF_WRITE_USER] = "use of bpf to write user RAM",
 	[LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX] = "integrity",
 	[LOCKDOWN_KCORE] = "/proc/kcore access",
 	[LOCKDOWN_KPROBES] = "use of kprobes",