diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index 59f0b846cd7141a1c76de2486dd531b45b624334..9dccb180b7af3c878e41b8807de2533efbe269c4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ OPTIONS
 --dsos=::
 	Only consider symbols in these dsos. CSV that understands
 	file://filename entries.
--n
---show-nr-samples
+-n::
+--show-nr-samples::
 	Show the number of samples for each symbol
--T
---threads
+-T::
+--threads::
 	Show per-thread event counters
 -C::
 --comms=::