diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c
index 886255ad36..6b5ecb3776 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ static int ipa3_ioctl_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(unsigned long arg)
 	((struct ipa_ioc_add_rt_rule_ext_v2 *)header)->rules =
 		(u64)kptr;
 	if (ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(
-		(struct ipa_ioc_add_rt_rule_ext_v2 *)header)) {
+		(struct ipa_ioc_add_rt_rule_ext_v2 *)header, true)) {
 		IPAERR_RL("ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2 fails\n");
 		retval = -EPERM;
 		goto free_param_kptr;
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
index cd74b8a93a..ca09218914 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
@@ -2784,7 +2784,8 @@ int ipa3_add_rt_rule(struct ipa_ioc_add_rt_rule *rules);
 
 int ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext(struct ipa_ioc_add_rt_rule_ext *rules);
 
-int ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(struct ipa_ioc_add_rt_rule_ext_v2 *rules);
+int ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(struct ipa_ioc_add_rt_rule_ext_v2 *rules,
+	bool user);
 
 int ipa3_add_rt_rule_after(struct ipa_ioc_add_rt_rule_after *rules);
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c
index cac520c93b..ade5192867 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c
@@ -1476,12 +1476,14 @@ bail:
  * ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2() - Add the specified routing rules
  * to SW with rule id and optionally commit to IPA HW
  * @rules:	[inout] set of routing rules to add
+ * @user: [in] true if the rt rules are added from userspace
  *
  * Returns:	0 on success, negative on failure
  *
  * Note:	Should not be called from atomic context
  */
-int ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(struct ipa_ioc_add_rt_rule_ext_v2 *rules)
+int ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(struct ipa_ioc_add_rt_rule_ext_v2 *rules,
+	bool user)
 {
 	int i;
 	int ret;
@@ -1505,7 +1507,7 @@ int ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(struct ipa_ioc_add_rt_rule_ext_v2 *rules)
 					&(((struct ipa_rt_rule_add_ext_i *)
 					rules->rules)[i].rt_rule_hdl),
 					((struct ipa_rt_rule_add_ext_i *)
-					rules->rules)[i].rule_id, true)) {
+					rules->rules)[i].rule_id, user)) {
 			IPAERR_RL("failed to add rt rule %d\n", i);
 			((struct ipa_rt_rule_add_ext_i *)
 			rules->rules)[i].status = IPA_RT_STATUS_OF_ADD_FAILED;
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
index 7a98c25fc8..d34940eefd 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
@@ -485,7 +485,8 @@ static int ipa3_setup_dflt_wan_rt_tables(void)
 			(uint8_t)IPPROTO_ICMP;
 	}
 
-	if (ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(rt_rule)) {
+	if (ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(rt_rule,
+		false)) {
 		IPAWANERR("fail to add dflt_wan v4 rule\n");
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto free_rule_entry;
@@ -509,7 +510,8 @@ static int ipa3_setup_dflt_wan_rt_tables(void)
 		rt_rule_entry[WAN_RT_ICMP].rule.attrib.u.v6.next_hdr =
 			(uint8_t)NEXTHDR_ICMP;
 	}
-	if (ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(rt_rule)) {
+	if (ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(rt_rule,
+		false)) {
 		IPAWANERR("fail to add dflt_wan v6 rule\n");
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto free_rule_entry;
@@ -596,7 +598,8 @@ static int ipa3_setup_low_lat_rt_rules(void)
 	rt_rule_entry[WAN_RT_ICMP].rule.attrib.u.v4.protocol =
 		(uint8_t)IPPROTO_ICMP;
 
-	if (ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(rt_rule)) {
+	if (ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(rt_rule,
+		false)) {
 		IPAWANERR("fail to add low lat v4 rule\n");
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto free_rule_entry;
@@ -616,7 +619,8 @@ static int ipa3_setup_low_lat_rt_rules(void)
 		IPA_FLT_META_DATA | IPA_FLT_NEXT_HDR;
 	rt_rule_entry[WAN_RT_ICMP].rule.attrib.u.v6.next_hdr =
 		(uint8_t)IPPROTO_ICMP;
-	if (ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(rt_rule)) {
+	if (ipa3_add_rt_rule_ext_v2(rt_rule,
+		false)) {
 		IPAWANERR("fail to add low lat v6 rule\n");
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto free_rule_entry;