diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index f87996b0cb29..1fcebc31a508 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -552,6 +552,8 @@ __cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "demangle-kernel", &symbol_conf.demangle_kernel,
 		    "Enable kernel symbol demangling"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "cache", &probe_conf.cache, "Manipulate probe cache"),
+	OPT_STRING(0, "symfs", &symbol_conf.symfs, "directory",
+		   "Look for files with symbols relative to this directory"),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
 	int ret;