diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 7ff6a9d0ea0d..e630a7d2c348 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -314,6 +314,12 @@ This option sets the time out limit. The default value is 500 ms.
 Record context switch events i.e. events of type PERF_RECORD_SWITCH or
 PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE.
 
+--clang-path::
+Path to clang binary to use for compiling BPF scriptlets.
+
+--clang-opt::
+Options passed to clang when compiling BPF scriptlets.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkperf:perf-stat[1], linkperf:perf-list[1]
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index de02267c73d8..199fc31e3919 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "util/auxtrace.h"
 #include "util/parse-branch-options.h"
 #include "util/parse-regs-options.h"
+#include "util/llvm-utils.h"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sched.h>
@@ -1112,6 +1113,12 @@ struct option __record_options[] = {
 			"per thread proc mmap processing timeout in ms"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "switch-events", &record.opts.record_switch_events,
 		    "Record context switch events"),
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBBPF_SUPPORT
+	OPT_STRING(0, "clang-path", &llvm_param.clang_path, "clang path",
+		   "clang binary to use for compiling BPF scriptlets"),
+	OPT_STRING(0, "clang-opt", &llvm_param.clang_opt, "clang options",
+		   "options passed to clang when compiling BPF scriptlets"),
+#endif
 	OPT_END()
 };