diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index e7144a1c1c82..f29874192d3e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1891,7 +1891,7 @@ static struct option __record_options[] = {
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "tail-synthesize", &record.opts.tail_synthesize,
 		    "synthesize non-sample events at the end of output"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "overwrite", &record.opts.overwrite, "use overwrite mode"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "bpf-event", &record.opts.bpf_event, "record bpf events"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "no-bpf-event", &record.opts.no_bpf_event, "record bpf events"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "strict-freq", &record.opts.strict_freq,
 		    "Fail if the specified frequency can't be used"),
 	OPT_CALLBACK('F', "freq", &record.opts, "freq or 'max'",
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.h b/tools/perf/perf.h
index b120e547ddc7..c59743def8d3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct record_opts {
 	bool	     ignore_missing_thread;
 	bool	     strict_freq;
 	bool	     sample_id;
-	bool	     bpf_event;
+	bool	     no_bpf_event;
 	unsigned int freq;
 	unsigned int mmap_pages;
 	unsigned int auxtrace_mmap_pages;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
index 028c8ec1f62a..ea012b735a37 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static int perf_event__synthesize_one_bpf_prog(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	}
 
 	/* Synthesize PERF_RECORD_BPF_EVENT */
-	if (opts->bpf_event) {
+	if (!opts->no_bpf_event) {
 		*bpf_event = (struct bpf_event){
 			.header = {
 				.type = PERF_RECORD_BPF_EVENT,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 1a2023da5d9c..7835e05f0c0a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts,
 	attr->mmap2 = track && !perf_missing_features.mmap2;
 	attr->comm  = track;
 	attr->ksymbol = track && !perf_missing_features.ksymbol;
-	attr->bpf_event = track && opts->bpf_event &&
+	attr->bpf_event = track && !opts->no_bpf_event &&
 		!perf_missing_features.bpf_event;
 
 	if (opts->record_namespaces)