diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index b53a60f..8b2ec88 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 static struct strlist	*dso_list, *comm_list, *sym_list;
 static char		*field_sep;
 
+static int		force;
 static int		input;
 static int		show_mask = SHOW_KERNEL | SHOW_USER | SHOW_HV;
 
@@ -1856,6 +1857,11 @@
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
+	if (!force && (stat.st_uid != geteuid())) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "file: %s not owned by current user\n", input_name);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
 	if (!stat.st_size) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "zero-sized file, nothing to do!\n");
 		exit(0);
@@ -2064,6 +2070,7 @@
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('D', "dump-raw-trace", &dump_trace,
 		    "dump raw trace in ASCII"),
 	OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &vmlinux, "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force, "don't complain, do it"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "modules", &modules,
 		    "load module symbols - WARNING: use only with -k and LIVE kernel"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "show-nr-samples", &show_nr_samples,