1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
index 3d354ba6e9c5..41db2cba77eb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ int cmd_buildid_cache(int argc, const char **argv)
                    "file", "kcore file to add"),
         OPT_STRING('r', "remove", &remove_name_list_str, "file list",
                     "file(s) to remove"),
-        OPT_STRING('p', "purge", &purge_name_list_str, "path list",
-                    "path(s) to remove (remove old caches too)"),
+        OPT_STRING('p', "purge", &purge_name_list_str, "file list",
+                    "file(s) to remove (remove old caches too)"),
         OPT_STRING('M', "missing", &missing_filename, "file",
                    "to find missing build ids in the cache"),
         OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force, "don't complain, do it"),