diff --git a/sys/dev/hwpmc/hwpmc_core.c b/sys/dev/hwpmc/hwpmc_core.c
index 6209c6f09da..11245e0e9a8 100644
--- a/sys/dev/hwpmc/hwpmc_core.c
+++ b/sys/dev/hwpmc/hwpmc_core.c
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #define	CORE_CPUID_EDX			0x3
 
 #define	IAF_PMC_CAPS			\
-	(PMC_CAP_READ | PMC_CAP_WRITE | PMC_CAP_INTERRUPT)
+	(PMC_CAP_READ | PMC_CAP_WRITE | PMC_CAP_INTERRUPT | \
+	 PMC_CAP_USER | PMC_CAP_SYSTEM)
 #define	IAF_RI_TO_MSR(RI)		((RI) + (1 << 30))
 
 #define	IAP_PMC_CAPS (PMC_CAP_INTERRUPT | PMC_CAP_USER | PMC_CAP_SYSTEM | \