diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
index 95054a8176a2..462b3cde0675 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Given a $HOME/.perfconfig like this:
 
 	[report]
 		# Defaults
-		sort-order = comm,dso,symbol
+		sort_order = comm,dso,symbol
 		percent-limit = 0
 		queue-size = 0
 		children = true