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diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 4fc92445a29c..f175d98bd355 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -938,6 +938,12 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
},
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
+ /*
+ * User-space scripts rely on the existence of this file
+ * as a feature check for perf_events being enabled.
+ *
+ * So it's an ABI, do not remove!
+ */
{
.procname = "perf_event_paranoid",
.data = &sysctl_perf_event_paranoid,
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