diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-lock.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-lock.txt
index 656b537b2fba078f4463a085314c0366eb3f2eb6..4b8568f0c53b95a77cd222fc9f2fc127be33b4f0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-lock.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-lock.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ COMMON OPTIONS
 --force::
 	Don't complain, do it.
 
+--vmlinux=<file>::
+        vmlinux pathname
+
+--kallsyms=<file>::
+        kallsyms pathname
+
+
 REPORT OPTIONS
 --------------
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
index 57e396323d057456e757fe5c060f7de4b463f0fc..118a036a81fba3916f0945526f8c153eb1677af3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
@@ -1162,6 +1162,10 @@ int cmd_lock(int argc, const char **argv)
 	OPT_INCR('v', "verbose", &verbose, "be more verbose (show symbol address, etc)"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('D', "dump-raw-trace", &dump_trace, "dump raw trace in ASCII"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force, "don't complain, do it"),
+	OPT_STRING(0, "vmlinux", &symbol_conf.vmlinux_name,
+		   "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
+	OPT_STRING(0, "kallsyms", &symbol_conf.kallsyms_name,
+		   "file", "kallsyms pathname"),
 	OPT_END()
 	};