diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/Android.bp b/libs/binder/ndk/Android.bp
index 30dbddd..2a8a353 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ndk/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/Android.bp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     ],
 
     cflags: [
+        "-DBINDER_WITH_KERNEL_IPC",
         "-Wall",
         "-Wextra",
         "-Werror",
diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/ibinder.cpp b/libs/binder/ndk/ibinder.cpp
index bf7a0ba..e6d4f46 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ndk/ibinder.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/ibinder.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "../BuildFlags.h"
 #include "ibinder_internal.h"
 #include "parcel_internal.h"
 #include "status_internal.h"
@@ -211,6 +212,12 @@
         binder_status_t status = getClass()->onTransact(this, code, &in, &out);
         return PruneStatusT(status);
     } else if (code == SHELL_COMMAND_TRANSACTION && getClass()->handleShellCommand != nullptr) {
+        if constexpr (!android::kEnableKernelIpc) {
+            // Non-IPC builds do not have getCallingUid(),
+            // so we have no way of authenticating the caller
+            return STATUS_PERMISSION_DENIED;
+        }
+
         int in = data.readFileDescriptor();
         int out = data.readFileDescriptor();
         int err = data.readFileDescriptor();