diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index 4d9f81802911..1e1345cd21b4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -649,6 +649,9 @@ BPF_CALL_1(bpf_send_signal, u32, sig)
 		return -EPERM;
 	if (unlikely(!nmi_uaccess_okay()))
 		return -EPERM;
+	/* Task should not be pid=1 to avoid kernel panic. */
+	if (unlikely(is_global_init(current)))
+		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (irqs_disabled()) {
 		/* Do an early check on signal validity. Otherwise,