diff --git a/libs/binder/Binder.cpp b/libs/binder/Binder.cpp
index e2db1a3..b9a8ba9 100644
--- a/libs/binder/Binder.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/Binder.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "BuildFlags.h"
 #include "RpcState.h"
 
 namespace android {
@@ -164,6 +165,10 @@
         ALOGW("setRpcClientDebug disallowed because RPC is not enabled");
         return INVALID_OPERATION;
     }
+    if (!kEnableKernelIpc) {
+        ALOGW("setRpcClientDebug disallowed because kernel binder is not enabled");
+        return INVALID_OPERATION;
+    }
 
     BBinder* local = this->localBinder();
     if (local != nullptr) {
@@ -515,6 +520,10 @@
         ALOGW("%s: disallowed because RPC is not enabled", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
         return INVALID_OPERATION;
     }
+    if (!kEnableKernelIpc) {
+        ALOGW("setRpcClientDebug disallowed because kernel binder is not enabled");
+        return INVALID_OPERATION;
+    }
     uid_t uid = IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingUid();
     if (uid != AID_ROOT) {
         ALOGE("%s: not allowed because client %" PRIu32 " is not root", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, uid);
@@ -540,6 +549,10 @@
         ALOGW("%s: disallowed because RPC is not enabled", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
         return INVALID_OPERATION;
     }
+    if (!kEnableKernelIpc) {
+        ALOGW("setRpcClientDebug disallowed because kernel binder is not enabled");
+        return INVALID_OPERATION;
+    }
 
     const int socketFdForPrint = socketFd.get();
     LOG_RPC_DETAIL("%s(fd=%d)", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, socketFdForPrint);