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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 09343a880c0b..cd08027a6d2c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1436,9 +1436,9 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, symbol_filter_t filter)
if (lstat(dso->name, &st) < 0)
goto out;
- if (st.st_uid && (st.st_uid != geteuid())) {
+ if (!symbol_conf.force && st.st_uid && (st.st_uid != geteuid())) {
pr_warning("File %s not owned by current user or root, "
- "ignoring it.\n", dso->name);
+ "ignoring it (use -f to override).\n", dso->name);
goto out;
}