diff --git a/kernel/umh.c b/kernel/umh.c
index 36c123360ab8..a9dd6fa0825c 100644
--- a/kernel/umh.c
+++ b/kernel/umh.c
@@ -332,6 +332,33 @@ static void helper_unlock(void)
 		wake_up(&running_helpers_waitq);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Android supported usermode helper executables.
+ *
+ */
+static const char * const usermode_executable_path[] = {
+		"/sbin/reboot",
+		"/sbin/poweroff"
+};
+
+static bool check_usermodehelper_supported_commands(const char *path)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (!strlen(path))
+		return false;
+
+	/*
+	 *  Check path is part of ANDROID supported usermode helper executables or not.
+	 *  Googlge and OEMs can add supported executables to usermode_executable_path.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(usermode_executable_path); i++)
+		if (!strcmp(path, usermode_executable_path[i]))
+			return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * call_usermodehelper_setup - prepare to call a usermode helper
  * @path: path to usermode executable
@@ -373,6 +400,9 @@ struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup(const char *path, char **argv,
 #else
 	sub_info->path = path;
 #endif
+	if (check_usermodehelper_supported_commands(path))
+		sub_info->path = path;
+
 	sub_info->argv = argv;
 	sub_info->envp = envp;