diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 280533ebf9df43b933e517750c29c141dd3feddc..6fdf78625c51cdcd08048dec45adad287a3e452e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -152,12 +152,16 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -d::
 --data::
-	Sample addresses.
+	Record the sample addresses.
 
 -T::
 --timestamp::
-	Sample timestamps. Use it with 'perf report -D' to see the timestamps,
-	for instance.
+	Record the sample timestamps. Use it with 'perf report -D' to see the
+	timestamps, for instance.
+
+-P::
+--period::
+	Record the sample period.
 
 -n::
 --no-samples::
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index d3731cce7c1cc5d498977f31427895487ed723b9..4d6cdeb94fe1e34876391098fb5302a1ae76bf33 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1027,10 +1027,9 @@ struct option __record_options[] = {
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('q', "quiet", &quiet, "don't print any message"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('s', "stat", &record.opts.inherit_stat,
 		    "per thread counts"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN('d', "data", &record.opts.sample_address,
-		    "Sample addresses"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN('T', "timestamp", &record.opts.sample_time, "Sample timestamps"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN('P', "period", &record.opts.period, "Sample period"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('d', "data", &record.opts.sample_address, "Record the sample addresses"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('T', "timestamp", &record.opts.sample_time, "Record the sample timestamps"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('P', "period", &record.opts.period, "Record the sample period"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "no-samples", &record.opts.no_samples,
 		    "don't sample"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('N', "no-buildid-cache", &record.no_buildid_cache,