diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kallsyms.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kallsyms.txt
index 954ea9e21236..cf9f4040ea5c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kallsyms.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kallsyms.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ perf-kallsyms - Searches running kernel for symbols
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'perf kallsyms <options> symbol_name[,symbol_name...]'
+'perf kallsyms' [<options>] symbol_name[,symbol_name...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------