diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 632ef5f8f0602040dcce0675dc32f08d4157307a..9aca65e6b9aac329174b094782bb3a99fcade4f1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -761,10 +761,12 @@ static struct syscall_fmt {
 	  .arg = { [0] = STRARRAY(resource, rlimit_resources), }, },
 	{ .name	    = "socket",
 	  .arg = { [0] = STRARRAY(family, socket_families),
-		   [1] = { .scnprintf = SCA_SK_TYPE, /* type */ }, }, },
+		   [1] = { .scnprintf = SCA_SK_TYPE, /* type */ },
+		   [2] = { .scnprintf = SCA_SK_PROTO, /* protocol */ }, }, },
 	{ .name	    = "socketpair",
 	  .arg = { [0] = STRARRAY(family, socket_families),
-		   [1] = { .scnprintf = SCA_SK_TYPE, /* type */ }, }, },
+		   [1] = { .scnprintf = SCA_SK_TYPE, /* type */ },
+		   [2] = { .scnprintf = SCA_SK_PROTO, /* protocol */ }, }, },
 	{ .name	    = "stat", .alias = "newstat", },
 	{ .name	    = "statx",
 	  .arg = { [0] = { .scnprintf = SCA_FDAT,	 /* fdat */ },