2 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index b0e9e921d534..9bdea047c5db 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ following filters are defined:
         - no_tx: only when the target is not in a hardware transaction
         - abort_tx: only when the target is a hardware transaction abort
         - cond: conditional branches
+        - save_type: save branch type during sampling in case binary is not available later
 
 +
 The option requires at least one branch type among any, any_call, any_ret, ind_call, cond.
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
index 38fd11504015..e71fb5f31e84 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ static const struct branch_mode branch_modes[] = {
         BRANCH_OPT("cond", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND),
         BRANCH_OPT("ind_jmp", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP),
         BRANCH_OPT("call", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL),
+        BRANCH_OPT("save_type", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_TYPE_SAVE),
         BRANCH_END
 };