diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 29465d440043587462c61cb7dc3483bc68203b07..8e532d9824f03bf5499034daa721d9256af1c4ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static int open_kprobe_events(int flags, int mode)
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		if (errno == ENOENT)
 			die("kprobe_events file does not exist -"
-			    " please rebuild with CONFIG_KPROBE_TRACER.");
+			    " please rebuild with CONFIG_KPROBE_EVENT.");
 		else
 			die("Could not open kprobe_events file: %s",
 			    strerror(errno));