diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/futex-lock-pi.c b/tools/perf/bench/futex-lock-pi.c
index 6a18ce21f865..6952db65508a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/futex-lock-pi.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/futex-lock-pi.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void *workerfn(void *arg)
 	do {
 		int ret;
 	again:
-		ret = futex_lock_pi(w->futex, NULL, 0, futex_flag);
+		ret = futex_lock_pi(w->futex, NULL, futex_flag);
 
 		if (ret) { /* handle lock acquisition */
 			if (!silent)
diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/futex.h b/tools/perf/bench/futex.h
index d44de9f44281..b2e06d1190d0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/futex.h
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/futex.h
@@ -57,13 +57,11 @@ futex_wake(u_int32_t *uaddr, int nr_wake, int opflags)
 
 /**
  * futex_lock_pi() - block on uaddr as a PI mutex
- * @detect:	whether (1) or not (0) to perform deadlock detection
  */
 static inline int
-futex_lock_pi(u_int32_t *uaddr, struct timespec *timeout, int detect,
-	      int opflags)
+futex_lock_pi(u_int32_t *uaddr, struct timespec *timeout, int opflags)
 {
-	return futex(uaddr, FUTEX_LOCK_PI, detect, timeout, NULL, 0, opflags);
+	return futex(uaddr, FUTEX_LOCK_PI, 0, timeout, NULL, 0, opflags);
 }
 
 /**