1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 87b431886670..f2a1876d268e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new_cycles(void)
         struct perf_event_attr attr = {
                 .type   = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
                 .config = PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES,
-                .exclude_kernel = 1,
+                .exclude_kernel = geteuid() != 0,
         };
         struct perf_evsel *evsel;