diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index adbaf80b398c..f83252472921 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -4157,9 +4157,7 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 		record.opts.tail_synthesize = true;
 
 	if (rec->evlist->core.nr_entries == 0) {
-		bool can_profile_kernel = perf_event_paranoid_check(1);
-
-		err = parse_event(rec->evlist, can_profile_kernel ? "cycles:P" : "cycles:Pu");
+		err = parse_event(rec->evlist, "cycles:P");
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 	}