diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 7de2ed9ec46d..2091664295ba 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -2423,6 +2423,11 @@ static int xfrm_user_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	const struct xfrm_link *link;
 	int type, err;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+	if (is_compat_task())
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
+#endif
+
 	type = nlh->nlmsg_type;
 	if (type > XFRM_MSG_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;