diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
index 6a0877e5374c..69918975f711 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ int adreno_set_param(struct msm_gpu *gpu, struct msm_context *ctx,
 		return 0;
 	}
 	case MSM_PARAM_SYSPROF:
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		if (!perfmon_capable())
 			return UERR(EPERM, drm, "invalid permissions");
 		return msm_context_set_sysprof(ctx, gpu, value);
 	case MSM_PARAM_EN_VM_BIND: