1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 40088a5848d6..6ab58cc99d53 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ try_again:
                         int err = errno;
 
                         if (err == EPERM || err == EACCES) {
-                                ui__warning_paranoid();
+                                ui__error_paranoid();
                                 exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
                         } else if (err ==  ENODEV && cpu_list) {
                                 die("No such device - did you specify"