diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
index e9cd39a92dc22..778f54d4d0bd7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -f::
 --force::
-        Don't complain, do it.
+        Don't do ownership validation.
 
 -v::
 --verbose::
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
index d1deb573877fe..3e9490b9c5334 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -f::
 --force::
-       Don't complain, do it.
+        Don't do ownership validation.
 
 --symfs=<directory>::
         Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index 12113992ac9d0..496d42cdf02b1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -f::
 --force::
-        Don't complain, do it.
+        Don't do ownership validation.
 
 --symfs=<directory>::
         Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index 382ddfb45d1db..22ef3933342ad 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ include::itrace.txt[]
 --ns::
 	Use 9 decimal places when displaying time (i.e. show the nanoseconds)
 
+-f::
+--force::
+	Don't do ownership validation.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-script-perl[1],