diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 3eeef339c787bdb414a0faba3e31d02a6efa2a02..a4be453fc8a92e3059fabb1a680ac008fe5569b9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ try_again:
 	if (fd[nr_cpu][counter] < 0) {
 		int err = errno;
 
-		if (err == EPERM)
+		if (err == EPERM || err == EACCES)
 			die("Permission error - are you root?\n");
 		else if (err ==  ENODEV && profile_cpu != -1)
 			die("No such device - did you specify an out-of-range profile CPU?\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index a1b1d10912dceae2fcab280d41e03f28a60b3a82..e23bc74e734fbf210312b04e776234f19920cced 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