diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index 474a4941f65dabdbc29911a7b324a0ff2fcd63e9..837873ebfccdefeed755661b3fd653307382467c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -434,6 +434,16 @@ include::itrace.txt[]
 
 	To disable decoding entirely, use --no-itrace.
 
+--spe::
+	Options for decoding arm-spe tracing data. The options are:
+
+		l	synthesize llc miss events
+		t	synthesize tlb miss events
+		b	synthesize branch miss events
+		r	synthesize remote access events
+
+	The default is all events i.e. the same as --spe=ltbr
+
 --full-source-path::
 	Show the full path for source files for srcline output.