diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 4df3161c7df2..25f83d5d66fd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -947,8 +947,10 @@ repeat:
 			sort_order = "local_weight,mem,sym,dso,symbol_daddr,dso_daddr,snoop,tlb,locked";
 	}
 
-	if (setup_sorting() < 0)
-		usage_with_options(report_usage, options);
+	if (setup_sorting() < 0) {
+		parse_options_usage(report_usage, options, "s", 1);
+		goto error;
+	}
 
 	if (parent_pattern != default_parent_pattern) {
 		if (sort_dimension__add("parent") < 0)