diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 23332861de6e..454e275cd5df 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ static struct option __record_options[] = {
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "tail-synthesize", &record.opts.tail_synthesize,
 		    "synthesize non-sample events at the end of output"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "overwrite", &record.opts.overwrite, "use overwrite mode"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "no-bpf-event", &record.opts.no_bpf_event, "record bpf events"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "no-bpf-event", &record.opts.no_bpf_event, "do not record bpf events"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "strict-freq", &record.opts.strict_freq,
 		    "Fail if the specified frequency can't be used"),
 	OPT_CALLBACK('F', "freq", &record.opts, "freq or 'max'",