1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 2f3ff69fc4e7..c0783b4f7b6c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -2180,7 +2180,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
                     "Show the mmap events"),
         OPT_BOOLEAN('\0', "show-switch-events", &script.show_switch_events,
                     "Show context switch events (if recorded)"),
-        OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &file.force, "don't complain, do it"),
+        OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &symbol_conf.force, "don't complain, do it"),
         OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "ns", &nanosecs,
                     "Use 9 decimal places when displaying time"),
         OPT_CALLBACK_OPTARG(0, "itrace", &itrace_synth_opts, NULL, "opts",
@@ -2212,6 +2212,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
                              PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
 
         file.path = input_name;
+        file.force = symbol_conf.force;
 
         if (argc > 1 && !strncmp(argv[0], "rec", strlen("rec"))) {
                 rec_script_path = get_script_path(argv[1], RECORD_SUFFIX);