diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/usercfi.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/usercfi.h
index f56966edbf5c62..61ee02cee29720 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/usercfi.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/usercfi.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ void set_indir_lp_status(struct task_struct *task, bool enable);
 void set_indir_lp_lock(struct task_struct *task, bool lock);
 
 #define PR_SHADOW_STACK_SUPPORTED_STATUS_MASK (PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE)
+#define PR_CFI_SUPPORTED_STATUS_MASK (PR_CFI_ENABLE | PR_CFI_DISABLE | PR_CFI_LOCK)
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/usercfi.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/usercfi.c
index cbfb4e495e9f9f..5a7113d69badc2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/usercfi.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/usercfi.c
@@ -467,6 +467,9 @@ int arch_prctl_set_branch_landing_pad_state(struct task_struct *t, unsigned long
 	if (!is_user_lpad_enabled())
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (state & ~PR_CFI_SUPPORTED_STATUS_MASK)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* indirect branch tracking is locked and further can't be modified by user */
 	if (is_indir_lp_locked(t))
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/cfi/cfitests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/cfi/cfitests.c
index 39d097b6881ff2..0e3943461e7d83 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/cfi/cfitests.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/riscv/cfi/cfitests.c
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	ksft_print_msg("Starting risc-v tests\n");
 
+	/* Test unknown PR_CFI bits */
+	ret = my_syscall5(__NR_prctl, PR_SET_CFI, PR_CFI_BRANCH_LANDING_PADS,
+			  PR_CFI_ENABLE | 0xffff0, 0, 0);
+	if (!ret)
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("PR_SET_CFI accepted reserved branch landing pad bits\n");
+
 	/*
 	 * Landing pad test. Not a lot of kernel changes to support landing
 	 * pads for user mode except lighting up a bit in senvcfg via a prctl.