diff --git a/kernel/perf_counter.c b/kernel/perf_counter.c
index e0d91fdf0c3c..667ab25ad3d5 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_counter.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_counter.c
@@ -2315,7 +2315,8 @@ static int perf_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	lock_limit >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
 	locked = vma->vm_mm->locked_vm + extra;
 
-	if ((locked > lock_limit) && !capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK)) {
+	if ((locked > lock_limit) && perf_paranoid_tracepoint_raw() &&
+		!capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK)) {
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto unlock;
 	}