diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 0789f95ca2f374bcd0613a1522fc57240ccdcf4e..68320ac5e9b07e0a52104f3bfb4b7486310db7d2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static void perf_top__print_mapped_keys(struct perf_top *top)
 	fprintf(stdout, "\t[S]     stop annotation.\n");
 
 	fprintf(stdout,
-		"\t[K]     hide kernel_symbols symbols.     \t(%s)\n",
+		"\t[K]     hide kernel symbols.             \t(%s)\n",
 		top->hide_kernel_symbols ? "yes" : "no");
 	fprintf(stdout,
 		"\t[U]     hide user symbols.               \t(%s)\n",