diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index eed3fb2a3af0603e83d0373cee7d858da8887a3a..2282d41879a2b2ef0c1927f91856c21948e68f30 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 const char perf_usage_string[] =
-	"perf [--version] [--debug variable[=VALUE]] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]";
+	"perf [--version] [--help] [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]";
 
 const char perf_more_info_string[] =
 	"See 'perf help COMMAND' for more information on a specific command.";