diff --git a/Kernel/Process.h b/Kernel/Process.h
index 2aeaee2b6e..8186aa64f5 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.h
+++ b/Kernel/Process.h
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ public:
     ErrorOr<FlatPtr> sys$getkeymap(Userspace<Syscall::SC_getkeymap_params const*>);
     ErrorOr<FlatPtr> sys$setkeymap(Userspace<Syscall::SC_setkeymap_params const*>);
     ErrorOr<FlatPtr> sys$profiling_enable(pid_t, Userspace<u64 const*>);
+    ErrorOr<FlatPtr> profiling_enable(pid_t, u64 event_mask);
     ErrorOr<FlatPtr> sys$profiling_disable(pid_t);
     ErrorOr<FlatPtr> sys$profiling_free_buffer(pid_t);
     ErrorOr<FlatPtr> sys$futex(Userspace<Syscall::SC_futex_params const*>);
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/profiling.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/profiling.cpp
index efba20f338..869ccf7dd2 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/profiling.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/profiling.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$profiling_enable(pid_t pid, Userspace<u64 const*>
     TRY(require_no_promises());
 
     auto const event_mask = TRY(copy_typed_from_user(userspace_event_mask));
+    return profiling_enable(pid, event_mask);
+}
+
+// NOTE: This second entrypoint exists to allow the kernel to invoke the syscall to enable boot profiling.
+ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::profiling_enable(pid_t pid, u64 event_mask)
+{
+    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
 
     if (pid == -1) {
         auto credentials = this->credentials();
diff --git a/Kernel/init.cpp b/Kernel/init.cpp
index 086242665b..67292fdfa3 100644
--- a/Kernel/init.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/init.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ void init_stage2(void*)
         dbgln("Starting full system boot profiling");
         MutexLocker mutex_locker(Process::current().big_lock());
         auto const enable_all = ~(u64)0;
-        auto result = Process::current().sys$profiling_enable(-1, reinterpret_cast<FlatPtr>(&enable_all));
+        auto result = Process::current().profiling_enable(-1, enable_all);
         VERIFY(!result.is_error());
     }