diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
index a0ce46c0a2d8..a6a3475e1d60 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
@@ -335,7 +335,16 @@ static int can_probe(unsigned long paddr)
 kprobe_opcode_t *arch_adjust_kprobe_addr(unsigned long addr, unsigned long offset,
 					 bool *on_func_entry)
 {
-	if (is_endbr(*(u32 *)addr)) {
+	u32 insn;
+
+	/*
+	 * Since 'addr' is not guaranteed to be safe to access, use
+	 * copy_from_kernel_nofault() to read the instruction:
+	 */
+	if (copy_from_kernel_nofault(&insn, (void *)addr, sizeof(u32)))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (is_endbr(insn)) {
 		*on_func_entry = !offset || offset == 4;
 		if (*on_func_entry)
 			offset = 4;