diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index cba16d8a970e..e1a660e60849 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ OPTIONS
 --vmlinux=<file>::
         vmlinux pathname
 
+--ignore-vmlinux::
+	Ignore vmlinux files.
+
 --kallsyms=<file>::
         kallsyms pathname
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 1a82f38671a8..0f198f6d9b77 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -1018,6 +1018,8 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv)
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "mmaps", &report.mmaps_mode, "Display recorded tasks memory maps"),
 	OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &symbol_conf.vmlinux_name,
 		   "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "ignore-vmlinux", &symbol_conf.ignore_vmlinux,
+                    "don't load vmlinux even if found"),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "kallsyms", &symbol_conf.kallsyms_name,
 		   "file", "kallsyms pathname"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &symbol_conf.force, "don't complain, do it"),