diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index 19f43faa9f8..b12b23ac06f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "util/debug.h"
 #include "util/data_map.h"
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 
 #include <semaphore.h>
@@ -414,34 +413,33 @@ static u64 get_cpu_usage_nsec_parent(void)
 	return sum;
 }
 
-static u64 get_cpu_usage_nsec_self(void)
+static int self_open_counters(void)
 {
-	char filename [] = "/proc/1234567890/sched";
-	unsigned long msecs, nsecs;
-	char *line = NULL;
-	u64 total = 0;
-	size_t len = 0;
-	ssize_t chars;
-	FILE *file;
+	struct perf_event_attr attr;
+	int fd;
+
+	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
+
+	attr.type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
+	attr.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK;
+
+	fd = sys_perf_event_open(&attr, 0, -1, -1, 0);
+
+	if (fd < 0)
+		die("Error: sys_perf_event_open() syscall returned"
+		    "with %d (%s)\n", fd, strerror(errno));
+	return fd;
+}
+
+static u64 get_cpu_usage_nsec_self(int fd)
+{
+	u64 runtime;
 	int ret;
 
-	sprintf(filename, "/proc/%d/sched", getpid());
-	file = fopen(filename, "r");
-	BUG_ON(!file);
+	ret = read(fd, &runtime, sizeof(runtime));
+	BUG_ON(ret != sizeof(runtime));
 
-	while ((chars = getline(&line, &len, file)) != -1) {
-		ret = sscanf(line, "se.sum_exec_runtime : %ld.%06ld\n",
-			&msecs, &nsecs);
-		if (ret == 2) {
-			total = msecs*1e6 + nsecs;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	if (line)
-		free(line);
-	fclose(file);
-
-	return total;
+	return runtime;
 }
 
 static void *thread_func(void *ctx)
@@ -450,9 +448,11 @@ static void *thread_func(void *ctx)
 	u64 cpu_usage_0, cpu_usage_1;
 	unsigned long i, ret;
 	char comm2[22];
+	int fd;
 
 	sprintf(comm2, ":%s", this_task->comm);
 	prctl(PR_SET_NAME, comm2);
+	fd = self_open_counters();
 
 again:
 	ret = sem_post(&this_task->ready_for_work);
@@ -462,16 +462,15 @@ again:
 	ret = pthread_mutex_unlock(&start_work_mutex);
 	BUG_ON(ret);
 
-	cpu_usage_0 = get_cpu_usage_nsec_self();
+	cpu_usage_0 = get_cpu_usage_nsec_self(fd);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < this_task->nr_events; i++) {
 		this_task->curr_event = i;
 		process_sched_event(this_task, this_task->atoms[i]);
 	}
 
-	cpu_usage_1 = get_cpu_usage_nsec_self();
+	cpu_usage_1 = get_cpu_usage_nsec_self(fd);
 	this_task->cpu_usage = cpu_usage_1 - cpu_usage_0;
-
 	ret = sem_post(&this_task->work_done_sem);
 	BUG_ON(ret);