diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
index 7893a9bba2a7..d49c2ab85fc2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
@@ -846,6 +846,8 @@ static const struct perf_evsel_str_handler lock_tracepoints[] = {
 	{ "lock:lock_release",	 perf_evsel__process_lock_release,   }, /* CONFIG_LOCKDEP */
 };
 
+static bool force;
+
 static int __cmd_report(bool display_info)
 {
 	int err = -EINVAL;
@@ -857,6 +859,7 @@ static int __cmd_report(bool display_info)
 	struct perf_data_file file = {
 		.path = input_name,
 		.mode = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
+		.force = force,
 	};
 
 	session = perf_session__new(&file, false, &eops);
@@ -945,6 +948,7 @@ int cmd_lock(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		    "dump thread list in perf.data"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "map", &info_map,
 		    "map of lock instances (address:name table)"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force, "don't complain, do it"),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
 	const struct option lock_options[] = {
@@ -956,6 +960,7 @@ int cmd_lock(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	const struct option report_options[] = {
 	OPT_STRING('k', "key", &sort_key, "acquired",
 		    "key for sorting (acquired / contended / avg_wait / wait_total / wait_max / wait_min)"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force, "don't complain, do it"),
 	/* TODO: type */
 	OPT_END()
 	};