1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index a1b1d10912dc..e23bc74e734f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ try_again:
         if (fd[i][counter] < 0) {
                 int err = errno;
 
-                if (err == EPERM)
+                if (err == EPERM || err == EACCES)
                         die("No permission - are you root?\n");
                 /*
                  * If it's cycles then fall back to hrtimer