diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 669e8de5299d..0b2529dbf0f4 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ enum lockdown_reason {
 	LOCKDOWN_MMIOTRACE,
 	LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX,
 	LOCKDOWN_KCORE,
+	LOCKDOWN_KPROBES,
 	LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 7d736248a070..fcb28b0702b2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include <linux/error-injection.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 
 #include "trace_dynevent.h"
 #include "trace_kprobe_selftest.h"
@@ -415,6 +416,10 @@ static int __register_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 {
 	int i, ret;
 
+	ret = security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_KPROBES);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (trace_probe_is_registered(&tk->tp))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
index 403b30357f75..27b2cf51e443 100644
--- a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
+++ b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ static char *lockdown_reasons[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX+1] = {
 	[LOCKDOWN_MMIOTRACE] = "unsafe mmio",
 	[LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX] = "integrity",
 	[LOCKDOWN_KCORE] = "/proc/kcore access",
+	[LOCKDOWN_KPROBES] = "use of kprobes",
 	[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX] = "confidentiality",
 };