diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index f042d61019320fdf5e079bbec0b943403b44bd72..4785d7f68a2bd241176e3901eed311cc8c66bfb0 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -10418,7 +10418,7 @@ static int perf_uprobe_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (event->attr.type != perf_uprobe.type)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	if (!perfmon_capable())
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EACCES;
 
 	/*