diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
index 39c890ead2dc..697f7f924545 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
@@ -250,7 +250,10 @@ annotate.*::
 	These are in control of addresses, jump function, source code
 	in lines of assembly code from a specific program.
 
-	annotate.disassembler_style:
+	annotate.objdump::
+		objdump binary to use for disassembly and annotations.
+
+	annotate.disassembler_style::
 		Use this to change the default disassembler style to some other value
 		supported by binutils, such as "intel", see the '-M' option help in the
 		'objdump' man page.
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 08e041a9b9cc..317c987d3001 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -3211,6 +3211,12 @@ static int annotation__config(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
 			pr_err("Not enough memory for annotate.disassembler_style\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
+	} else if (!strcmp(var, "annotate.objdump")) {
+		opt->objdump_path = strdup(value);
+		if (!opt->objdump_path) {
+			pr_err("Not enough memory for annotate.objdump\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
 	} else if (!strcmp(var, "annotate.demangle")) {
 		symbol_conf.demangle = perf_config_bool("demangle", value);
 	} else if (!strcmp(var, "annotate.demangle_kernel")) {