diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/callchain.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/callchain.c
index c84bbd4298a04..4c9aaedd2b1bb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/callchain.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/callchain.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ perf_callchain_kernel(struct perf_callchain_entry_ctx *entry, struct pt_regs *re
 		next_sp = fp[0];
 
 		if (next_sp == sp + STACK_INT_FRAME_SIZE &&
+		    validate_sp(sp, current, STACK_INT_FRAME_SIZE) &&
 		    fp[STACK_FRAME_MARKER] == STACK_FRAME_REGS_MARKER) {
 			/*
 			 * This looks like an interrupt frame for an