diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index 6285674412f2..2b809bc849dd 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -2248,6 +2248,13 @@ static void handle_swbp(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	handler_chain(uprobe, regs);
 
+	/*
+	 * If user decided to take execution elsewhere, it makes little sense
+	 * to execute the original instruction, so let's skip it.
+	 */
+	if (instruction_pointer(regs) != bp_vaddr)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (arch_uprobe_skip_sstep(&uprobe->arch, regs))
 		goto out;