diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c b/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c
index 2cc5edcca3d6..605a2a959aa8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c
@@ -314,12 +314,12 @@ int bench_sched_messaging(int argc, const char **argv,
 
 	switch (bench_format) {
 	case BENCH_FORMAT_DEFAULT:
-		printf("(%d sender and receiver %s per group)\n",
+		printf("# %d sender and receiver %s per group\n",
 		       num_fds, thread_mode ? "threads" : "processes");
-		printf("(%d groups == %d %s run)\n\n",
+		printf("# %d groups == %d %s run\n\n",
 		       num_groups, num_groups * 2 * num_fds,
 		       thread_mode ? "threads" : "processes");
-		printf("\tTotal time:%lu.%03lu sec\n",
+		printf(" %14s: %lu.%03lu [sec]\n", "Total time",
 		       diff.tv_sec, diff.tv_usec/1000);
 		break;
 	case BENCH_FORMAT_SIMPLE: