diff --git a/CPU-profiling-using-perf.md b/CPU-profiling-using-perf.md
index 6c73a08..42b0d7e 100644
--- a/CPU-profiling-using-perf.md
+++ b/CPU-profiling-using-perf.md
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ If your distribution does not package `inferno`, you can install the original `f
 sudo dnf install perf flamegraph
 ```
 
-Replace calls to `inferno` with `flamegraph.pl` if necessary. 
+Replace calls to `inferno` with `flamegraph.pl` if necessary.
+
+ 1. *Optional* Enable profiling without `root` access:
+
+```sh
+echo -1 | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid
+echo 0  | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/nmi_watchdog
+```
 
  1. Ensure you have compiled `named` with debug symbols. Optionally, set up a prefix