diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
index a185dab2d903..5d856edc412b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "../../util/record.h"
 #include "../../util/auxtrace.h"
 #include "../../util/cpumap.h"
+#include "../../util/event.h"
 #include "../../util/evlist.h"
 #include "../../util/evsel.h"
 #include "../../util/pmu.h"
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ static int cs_etm_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 	struct perf_pmu *cs_etm_pmu = ptr->cs_etm_pmu;
 	struct evsel *evsel, *cs_etm_evsel = NULL;
 	struct perf_cpu_map *cpus = evlist->core.cpus;
-	bool privileged = (geteuid() == 0 || perf_event_paranoid() < 0);
+	bool privileged = perf_event_paranoid_check(-1);
 	int err = 0;
 
 	ptr->evlist = evlist;
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
index cdd5c0c84183..c7b38f09260f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include "../../util/cpumap.h"
+#include "../../util/event.h"
 #include "../../util/evsel.h"
 #include "../../util/evlist.h"
 #include "../../util/session.h"
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ static int arm_spe_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 			container_of(itr, struct arm_spe_recording, itr);
 	struct perf_pmu *arm_spe_pmu = sper->arm_spe_pmu;
 	struct evsel *evsel, *arm_spe_evsel = NULL;
-	bool privileged = geteuid() == 0 || perf_event_paranoid() < 0;
+	bool privileged = perf_event_paranoid_check(-1);
 	struct evsel *tracking_evsel;
 	int err;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
index 1f2cf612bc9c..16d26ea701ad 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/zalloc.h>
 
 #include "../../util/cpumap.h"
+#include "../../util/event.h"
 #include "../../util/evsel.h"
 #include "../../util/evlist.h"
 #include "../../util/session.h"
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ static int intel_bts_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 	struct perf_pmu *intel_bts_pmu = btsr->intel_bts_pmu;
 	struct evsel *evsel, *intel_bts_evsel = NULL;
 	const struct perf_cpu_map *cpus = evlist->core.cpus;
-	bool privileged = geteuid() == 0 || perf_event_paranoid() < 0;
+	bool privileged = perf_event_paranoid_check(-1);
 
 	btsr->evlist = evlist;
 	btsr->snapshot_mode = opts->auxtrace_snapshot_mode;
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index 44cfe72c1a4c..746981c82a16 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static int intel_pt_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 	bool have_timing_info, need_immediate = false;
 	struct evsel *evsel, *intel_pt_evsel = NULL;
 	const struct perf_cpu_map *cpus = evlist->core.cpus;
-	bool privileged = geteuid() == 0 || perf_event_paranoid() < 0;
+	bool privileged = perf_event_paranoid_check(-1);
 	u64 tsc_bit;
 	int err;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index fa676355559e..7c704b8f0e5c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ struct evsel *perf_evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
 
 static bool perf_event_can_profile_kernel(void)
 {
-	return geteuid() == 0 || perf_event_paranoid() == -1;
+	return perf_event_paranoid_check(-1);
 }
 
 struct evsel *perf_evsel__new_cycles(bool precise)