static int kfd_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
 {
        struct kfd_process *process;
+       bool is_32bit_user_mode;
 
        if (iminor(inode) != 0)
                return -ENODEV;
 
+       is_32bit_user_mode = is_compat_task();
+
+       if (is_32bit_user_mode == true) {
+               dev_warn(kfd_device,
+                       "Process %d (32-bit) failed to open /dev/kfd\n"
+                       "32-bit processes are not supported by amdkfd\n",
+                       current->pid);
+               return -EPERM;
+       }
+
        process = kfd_create_process(current);
        if (IS_ERR(process))
                return PTR_ERR(process);
 
-       process->is_32bit_user_mode = is_compat_task();
+       process->is_32bit_user_mode = is_32bit_user_mode;
 
        dev_dbg(kfd_device, "process %d opened, compat mode (32 bit) - %d\n",
                process->pasid, process->is_32bit_user_mode);