diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
index afd728672b6f..c1e3288a2dfb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ the thread executes on the designated CPUs. Default is to monitor all CPUs.
 	major or all pagefaults. Default value is maj.
 
 --syscalls::
-	Trace system calls. This options is enabled by default.
+	Trace system calls. This options is enabled by default, disable with
+	--no-syscalls.
 
 --call-graph [mode,type,min[,limit],order[,key][,branch]]::
         Setup and enable call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording.