diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
index cb081ac5..bd359a0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 
 	[report]
 		# Defaults
-		sort-order = comm,dso,symbol
+		sort_order = comm,dso,symbol
 		percent-limit = 0
 		queue-size = 0
 		children = true