diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index 64bc11a183bf..c1e54035e8cf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "util/debug.h"
 #include "util/debugfs.h"
 #include "util/parse-options.h"
-#include "util/parse-events.h"	/* For debugfs_path */
 #include "util/probe-finder.h"
 #include "util/probe-event.h"
 
@@ -205,9 +204,6 @@ int cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 	     !params.show_lines))
 		usage_with_options(probe_usage, options);
 
-	if (debugfs_valid_mountpoint(debugfs_path) < 0)
-		die("Failed to find debugfs path.");
-
 	if (params.list_events) {
 		if (params.nevents != 0 || params.dellist) {
 			pr_err("  Error: Don't use --list with --add/--del.\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index ca108b2cd15f..1c4a20a284c0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 #include "color.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "thread.h"
+#include "debugfs.h"
 #include "trace-event.h"	/* For __unused */
-#include "parse-events.h"	/* For debugfs_path */
 #include "probe-event.h"
 #include "probe-finder.h"
 
@@ -1075,10 +1075,18 @@ void clear_kprobe_trace_event(struct kprobe_trace_event *tev)
 static int open_kprobe_events(bool readwrite)
 {
 	char buf[PATH_MAX];
+	const char *__debugfs;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = e_snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s/../kprobe_events", debugfs_path);
+	__debugfs = debugfs_find_mountpoint();
+	if (__debugfs == NULL) {
+		pr_warning("Debugfs is not mounted.\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	ret = e_snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%stracing/kprobe_events", __debugfs);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
+		pr_debug("Opening %s write=%d\n", buf, readwrite);
 		if (readwrite && !probe_event_dry_run)
 			ret = open(buf, O_RDWR, O_APPEND);
 		else