diff --git a/src/freedreno/ds/fd_pps_driver.cc b/src/freedreno/ds/fd_pps_driver.cc
index deadeae11c9..06f4bbaf02b 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ds/fd_pps_driver.cc
+++ b/src/freedreno/ds/fd_pps_driver.cc
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@ FreedrenoDriver::init_perfcnt()
       has_suspend_count = true;
    }
 
+   fd_pipe_set_param(pipe, FD_SYSPROF, 1);
+
    perfcntrs = fd_perfcntrs(fd_pipe_dev_id(pipe), &num_perfcntrs);
    if (num_perfcntrs == 0) {
       PERFETTO_FATAL("No hw counters available");
diff --git a/src/freedreno/perfcntrs/fdperf.c b/src/freedreno/perfcntrs/fdperf.c
index d11c73335e8..34a7d43717c 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/perfcntrs/fdperf.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/perfcntrs/fdperf.c
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ find_device(void)
    if (!dev.io) {
       err(1, "could not map device");
    }
+
+   fd_pipe_set_param(dev.pipe, FD_SYSPROF, 1);
 }
 
 /*