diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 37088cc0ff1b..2e7148d667bd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -3806,7 +3806,7 @@ static int parse_insn_trace(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	itrace_parse_synth_opts(opt, "i0ns", 0);
+	itrace_parse_synth_opts(opt, "i0nse", 0);
 	symbol_conf.nanosecs = true;
 	return 0;
 }