diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-daemon.c b/tools/perf/builtin-daemon.c
index 6cb3f6cc36d0..3ce0c960ccc9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-daemon.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-daemon.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static struct daemon __daemon = {
 };
 
 static const char * const daemon_usage[] = {
-	"perf daemon start [<options>]",
+	"perf daemon {start|signal|stop|ping} [<options>]",
 	"perf daemon [<options>]",
 	NULL
 };