diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index 38a5ab683ebc..a50dae2c4ae9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -1933,7 +1933,8 @@ int cmd_kmem(int argc, const char **argv)
 		return ret;
 
 	argc = parse_options_subcommand(argc, argv, kmem_options,
-					kmem_subcommands, kmem_usage, 0);
+					kmem_subcommands, kmem_usage,
+					PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
 
 	if (!argc)
 		usage_with_options(kmem_usage, kmem_options);