diff --git a/drivers/android/binder/process.rs b/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
index 96b8440ceac6..ca664fda8e81 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
+++ b/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
@@ -900,7 +900,11 @@ pub(crate) fn insert_or_update_handle(
     pub(crate) fn get_transaction_node(&self, handle: u32) -> BinderResult<NodeRef> {
         // When handle is zero, try to get the context manager.
         if handle == 0 {
-            Ok(self.ctx.get_manager_node(true)?)
+            let node_ref = self.ctx.get_manager_node(true)?;
+            if core::ptr::eq(self, &*node_ref.node.owner) {
+                return Err(EINVAL.into());
+            }
+            Ok(node_ref)
         } else {
             Ok(self.get_node_from_handle(handle, true)?)
         }