diff --git a/cmds/atrace/atrace.cpp b/cmds/atrace/atrace.cpp
index 53b3a00..39b3aac 100644
--- a/cmds/atrace/atrace.cpp
+++ b/cmds/atrace/atrace.cpp
@@ -192,10 +192,12 @@
         { REQ,      "events/cpufreq_interactive/enable" },
     } },
     { "sync",       "Synchronization",  0, {
-        // before linux kernel 4.9
+        // linux kernel < 4.9
         { OPT,      "events/sync/enable" },
-        // starting in linux kernel 4.9
+        // linux kernel == 4.9.x
         { OPT,      "events/fence/enable" },
+        // linux kernel > 4.9
+        { OPT,      "events/dma_fence/enable" },
     } },
     { "workq",      "Kernel Workqueues", 0, {
         { REQ,      "events/workqueue/enable" },
diff --git a/cmds/atrace/atrace.rc b/cmds/atrace/atrace.rc
index a282424..66c9cc6 100644
--- a/cmds/atrace/atrace.rc
+++ b/cmds/atrace/atrace.rc
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     chmod 0666 /sys/kernel/tracing/events/sync/enable
     chmod 0666 /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/fence/enable
     chmod 0666 /sys/kernel/tracing/events/fence/enable
+    chmod 0666 /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/dma_fence/enable
+    chmod 0666 /sys/kernel/tracing/events/dma_fence/enable
     chmod 0666 /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/kmem/rss_stat/enable
     chmod 0666 /sys/kernel/tracing/events/kmem/rss_stat/enable
     chmod 0666 /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/kmem/ion_heap_grow/enable